pest
[ pest ]
/ pɛst /
noun
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
an insect or other small animal that harms or destroys garden plants, trees, etc.
a deadly epidemic disease, especially a plague; pestilence.
Origin of pest
First recorded in 1545–55,
pest is from the Latin word
pestis plague
SYNONYMS FOR pest
OTHER WORDS FROM pest
de-pest, verb (used with object)Words nearby pest
pessary,
pessimism,
pessimist,
pessimistic,
pessoa,
pest,
pest house,
pestalozzi,
pester,
pester power,
pesthole
Definition for pest (2 of 3)
Definition for pest (3 of 3)
Budapest
[ boo-duh-pest, boo-duh-pest; Hungarian boo -do-pesht ]
/ ˈbu dəˌpɛst, ˌbu dəˈpɛst; Hungarian ˈbʊ dɒˌpɛʃt /
noun
a city in and the capital of Hungary, in the central part, on the Danube River: formed 1873 from two cities on the W bank of the Danube (Buda and Obuda) and one on the E bank (Pest).
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British Dictionary definitions for pest (1 of 2)
pest
/ (pɛst) /
noun
a person or thing that annoys, esp by imposing itself when it is not wanted; nuisance
- any organism that damages crops, injures or irritates livestock or man, or reduces the fertility of land
- (as modifier)pest control
rare
an epidemic disease or pestilence
Word Origin for pest
C16: from Latin
pestis plague, of obscure origin
British Dictionary definitions for pest (2 of 2)
Budapest
/ (ˌbjuːdəˈpɛst, Hungarian ˈbudɔpɛʃt) /
noun
the capital of Hungary, on the River Danube: formed in 1873 from the towns of Buda and Pest. Traditionally Buda, the old Magyar capital, was the administrative and Pest the trade centre: suffered severely in the Russian siege of 1945 and in the unsuccessful revolt against the Communist regime (1956). Pop: 1 719 342 (2003 est)
Medical definitions for pest
pest
[ pĕst ]
n.
An injurious plant or animal, especially one harmful to humans.
A deadly epidemic disease; a pestilence.
Cultural definitions for pest
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.