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noun
1.
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
2.
an insect or other small animal that harms or destroys garden plants, trees, etc.
3.
a deadly epidemic disease, especially a plague; pestilence.
Origin:
1545–55; < Latin pestis plague
1545–55; < Latin pestis plague
Related forms
de-pest, verb (used with object)
Synonyms
1. annoyance. 3. pandemic, scourge, epidemic.
1. annoyance. 3. pandemic, scourge, epidemic.
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pest (pɛst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person or thing that annoys, esp by imposing itself when it is not wanted; nuisance |
| 2. | a. any organism that damages crops, injures or irritates livestock or man, or reduces the fertility of land |
| b. (as modifier): pest control | |
| 3. | rare an epidemic disease or pestilence |
| [C16: from Latin pestis plague, of obscure origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
pest
1550s (in imprecations, "a pest upon ____," etc.), "plague, pestilence," from M.Fr. peste (1539), from L. pestis "deadly contagious disease." Meaning "noxious or troublesome person or thing" first recorded 1609.
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Medical Dictionary
pest (pěst)
n.
An injurious plant or animal, especially one harmful to humans.
A deadly epidemic disease; a pestilence.
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Cultural Dictionary
Budapest [(booh-duh-pest, booh-duh-pesht)]Capital of Hungary and largest city in the country, located in north-central Hungary on both banks of the Danube River; the industrial, cultural, and transportation center of Hungary.
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