Meaning & Definition of Pest in English
English⟶
Pest
/pɛst/
noun
1. A serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
synonym:
- plague,
- pestilence,
- pest,
- pestis
2. Any epidemic disease with a high death rate
synonym:
- plague,
- pestilence,
- pest
3. A persistently annoying person
synonym:
- pest,
- blighter,
- cuss,
- pesterer,
- gadfly
4. Any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.
- "He sprayed the garden to get rid of pests"
- "Many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides"
synonym:
- pest
Examples of using
Get off me you little pest!