English dictionary
pest
nounPronunciation
pɛst
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.
noun
- a persistently annoying person
noun
- any epidemic disease with a high death rate
noun
- 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
Example sentences
he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests
many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides