infestation

 [in-fe-stey-shuhn]  

in·fes·ta·tion

   [in-fe-stey-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act of infesting; state of being infested.
2.
a harassing or troublesome invasion: an infestation of ants.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English infestacio(u)n < Late Latin infestātiōn- (stem of infestātiō). See infest, -ation

Related forms
re·in·fes·ta·tion, noun
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infest (ɪnˈfɛst)
 
—vb
1.  to inhabit or overrun in dangerously or unpleasantly large numbers
2.  (of parasites such as lice) to invade and live on or in (a host)
 
[C15: from Latin infestāre to molest, from infestus hostile]
 
infes'tation
 
—n
 
in'fester
 
—n

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