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pest

/pɛst/

noun

Meaning

  • A plague, pestilence, epidemic

  • Any destructive insect or caterpillar that attacks crops or livestock; an agricultural pest.

  • An annoying person, a nuisance.

  • An animal regarded as a nuisance, destructive, or a parasite, vermin.

  • An invasive weed.

Synonyms

bug