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- Dictionarypest/pɛst/
noun
- 1. a destructive insect or other animal that attacks crops, food, livestock, etc.: "the tomato plant attracts a pest called whitefly"
- 2. an annoying person or thing; a nuisance: informal "he was a real pest"
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PEST definition: 1. an insect or small animal that is harmful or damages crops: 2. an annoying person, especially a…. Learn more.
A pest is an insect or small animal which damages crops or food supplies. There are very few insect pests or diseases in this country. American English : pest / ˈpɛst /
PEST meaning: 1. an insect or small animal that is harmful or damages crops: 2. an annoying person, especially a…. Learn more.
The meaning of PEST is an epidemic disease associated with high mortality; specifically : plague. How to use pest in a sentence.
A pest is something or someone that bugs you. That annoying mosquito that keeps you up at night is a pest, and so is that younger brother who wants to control the TV remote. An unwanted, bothersome person is a pest — and so is an unwanted, bothersome bug.
PEST definition: 1. an animal that causes damage to plants, food, etc: 2. an annoying person. Learn more.
An annoying person or thing; a nuisance. 2. An organism, typically an insect, that sickens or annoys humans, hampers human activities, damages crops or food products, harms livestock, or causes damage to buildings. 3. A deadly epidemic disease; a pestilence. [French peste, pestilence, from Old French, from Latin pestis.]
an insect or animal that destroys plants, food, etc. These birds provide a useful function in controlling insect pests. (informal) an annoying person or thing. That child is being a real pest. Ex-colleagues describe him as a sex pest. Definition of pest noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
PEST meaning: 1 : an animal or insect that causes problems for people especially by damaging crops often used before another noun; 2 : a person who bothers or annoys other people
A pest is any organism harmful to humans or human concerns. The term is particularly used for creatures that damage crops, livestock, and forestry or cause a nuisance to people, especially in their homes.
