📖 Definitions of "Pests"
noun
- 1
A plague, pestilence, epidemic
- 2
Any destructive insect or caterpillar that attacks crops or livestock; an agricultural pest.
- 3
An annoying person, a nuisance.
- 4
An animal regarded as a nuisance, destructive, or a parasite, vermin.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pests"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| gadflynoun | A person or thing that irritates or instigates. |
| blighternoun | (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, often disrespectful) A person, usually male, especially one who behaves in an objectionable or pitiable manner. |
| cussnoun | (chiefly US, colloquial) A curse. |
| pesterernoun | a persistently annoying person |
| annoyancesnoun | (uncountable) The psychological state of being annoyed or irritated. |
| beetlesnoun | Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest. |
| blightsnoun | (figurative) Something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life. |
| bugsnoun | (slang) Crazy; unstable. |
| cameroonnoun | A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Cameroon. Capital: Yaoundé. It also claims Ambazonia. |
| detrimentalnoun | Anything harmful. |
| diseasesnoun | (medicine) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired. |
| disturbancesnoun | The act of disturbing, being disturbed. |
| enemiesnoun | Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else. |
| epidemics | a peer-reviewed academic journal of epidemics. |
| evilsnoun | (slang) Synonym of evil eye (“dirty look”). |
| foesnoun | An enemy. |
| freeloadersnoun | (colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share. |
| harmful | Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious. |
| hostiles | a 2017 American western drama film written and directed by Scott Cooper, based on a story by Donald E. Stewart. |
| illsnoun | (often pluralized) Trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity. |
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