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Detailed Synonyms for pest in English

pest:

pest [the ~] noun

  1. the pest
    the nuisance; the pain in the neck; the bore; the troublemaker; the pest; the handful
  2. the pest
    – any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc. 1
    the pest
    – any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc. 1
    • pest [the ~] noun
      • he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests1
      • many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides1
  3. the pest
    – a persistently annoying person 1
    the pest; the blighter; the gadfly; the cuss; the pesterer
    – a persistently annoying person 1
  4. the pest
    – any epidemic disease with a high death rate 1
    the plague; the pest; the pestilence
    – any epidemic disease with a high death rate 1
  5. the pest
    – 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 1
    the plague; the pest; the pestilence; the pestis
    – 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 1

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Related Definitions for "pest":

  1. any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.1
    • he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests1
    • many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides1
  2. a persistently annoying person1
  3. any epidemic disease with a high death rate1
  4. 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 animal1

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