pest — meaning in English
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English meaning
- pestilence noun A deadly, widespread disease; a plague.
- plague noun A deadly, fast-spreading disease, especially historically the bubonic plague.
Senses
pest is used for these senses in English:
- pestilence Any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating.
- plague (often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
plague — full definition
- noun A deadly, fast-spreading disease, especially historically the bubonic plague.
- noun A widespread, serious problem or nuisance.
- verb To trouble or afflict someone persistently.
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