pest en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
In the 16th century in the sense of "pestilence" and specifically bubonic plague from Middle French peste (“pestilence”) (whence French peste). The other meanings are recorded soon after. Ultimately from Latin pestis.
Meanings
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(archaic) A pestilence, i.e. a deadly epidemic, a deadly plague.
From the perspective of traditional Chinese culture, pests and famines are reflections of the current administration’s lack of moral values and deviation from divine will. The head of the administration (the emperor in the past) would then issue an edict to sincerely repent and correct his wrongdoings.
2020 March 24, Qing Zhu, Zhang Ming, “Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, China Faces Plague of Locusts”, in Minghui:
- Any destructive insect that attacks crops or livestock; an agricultural pest.
- An annoying person, a nuisance.
- An animal regarded as a nuisance, destructive, or a parasite, vermin.
- An invasive weed.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pests | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pest controller · pesty · pestful · chicken pest · pestlike · pestify · fowl pest · nonpest · Pestminster · pest-free · impest · antipest · pest control · tin pest · integrated pest management · empest · serial pest · garden pest · nagana pest · pestology · sex pest · building and pest · pestproof
Relateds
pesticidal · pestiferous · pestilent · pesthole · pestilential · pestilence · pesthouse · pesting · pesticide · pester
Synonyms
bug (creature)
Translations (108)
es peste (plague) · de Nervensäge (annoying person) · pl zaraza (plague) · vo dämabaplan (destructive insect) · da plage (annoying person) · gd meaban (annoying person) · ota خستهلق (plague) · pl szkodnik (destructive insect) · de Pest (plague) · fr peste (destructive insect) · gd plàigh (annoying person) · sc errebiu (destructive insect) · pt peste (destructive insect) · kw pla (destructive insect) · et kahjur (destructive insect) · vo dämabanim (destructive insect) · bg досадник (annoying person) · mk штеточина (destructive insect) · gd plàigh (destructive insect) · bg вредител (destructive insect) · fa آفت (destructive insect) · tl angol (plague) · tl taping (plague) · el λοιμός (plague) · ru вреди́тель (annoying person) · es moscardón (annoying person) · kw plag (plague) · nb skadedyr (destructive insect) · bg чума (plague) · hy վնասատու կենդանի (destructive insect) · fa آگفت (destructive insect) · de Seuche (plague) · gd plàigh (plague) · pt peste (plague) · sv pest (plague) · be шко́днік (destructive insect) · ru чума́ (plague) · uk шкідни́к (destructive insect) · es peste (destructive insect) · ga crá croí (annoying person) · mi nanakia (annoying person) · ca plaga (plague) · mi kīrearea (destructive insect) · vo dämabanimil (destructive insect) · fi kiusanhenki (annoying person) · de Quälgeist (annoying person) · sv skadedjur (destructive insect) · el πανούκλα (plague) · nv doo yildinii (annoying person) · pl plaga (plague) · el πληγή (plague) · da pestilens (annoying person) · ota طاعون (plague) · mi orotā (destructive insect) · pl epidemia (plague) · el μάστιγα (plague) · hy վնասատու (destructive insect) · de Schädling (destructive insect) · ru мор (plague) · kw myrgh an pla (annoying person) · nl plaag (plague) · fi tuhoeläin (destructive insect) · ru парази́т (annoying person) · mi orotā (annoying person) · pl insekt (destructive insect) · es pestilencia (plague) · sh štetòčina (destructive insect) · vo minimil (destructive insect) · fr moustique (annoying person) · pl utrapieniec (annoying person) · ro pestă (plague) · da pest (plague) · vo dämabanäsäk (destructive insect) · da plageånd (annoying person) · fr peste (annoying person) · ru вреди́тель (destructive insect) · nn skadedyr (destructive insect) · kw pla (plague) · nl lastpak (annoying person) · ga plá (plague) · mk чу́ма (plague) · pt peste (annoying person) · is meindýr (destructive insect) · kw mab an pla (annoying person) · tr haşere (destructive insect) · fi maanvaiva (annoying person) · ka მავნებელი (destructive insect) · it parassita (destructive insect) · ca pesta (plague) · fr nuisible (destructive insect) · sh dosadnjáković (annoying person) · hy ուտիճ (destructive insect) · nl plaag (destructive insect) · sh štȅtnīk (destructive insect) · eo damaĝbesto (animal regarded as a nuisance) · pdt Ploag (annoying person) · da skadedyr (destructive insect) · fr peste (plague) · pdt Onjenieech (annoying person) · el ζιζάνιο (annoying person) · sh dosàdnjāk (annoying person) · fi kiusankappale (annoying person) · mi pōrearea (annoying person) · nl pest (plague) · nl pest (destructive insect) · id pes (plague) · wa pesse (plague) · es pestilencia (destructive insect)