pest
[noun]
Synonyms:
- nuisance, annoyance, bane, bother, drag (informal), irritation, pain (informal), thorn in one's flesh, trial, vexation
- infection, blight, bug, epidemic, pestilence, plague, scourge

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Related Idioms: *pain in the ass, pain in the neck, pea in the shoe, thorn in the flesh
Related Words: bane, trouble, vexation, worry, badgerer, heckler, tormentor

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

pest /pest/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: peste 'plague', from Latin pestis]

1. a small animal or insect that destroys crops or food supplies ⇒ vermin:
a chemical used in pest control

2. informal an annoying person, especially a child

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

pest
noun
ADJ. common | serious | agricultural, crop, garden, plant | insect | sex (in newspapers) Police are looking for a sex pest who is frightening late-night travellers.
VERB + PEST control, eradicate These birds provide a useful function in controlling insect pests.
PEST + NOUN control, controller, management | population

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