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Synonyms for pests

Grammar : Noun
Spell : pest
Phonetic Transcription : pɛst

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Définition of pests

Origin :
  • 1550s (in imprecations, "a pest upon ____," etc.), "plague, pestilence," from Middle French peste (1530s), from Latin pestis "deadly contagious disease; a curse, bane," of uncertain origin. Meaning "noxious or troublesome person or thing" first recorded c.1600.
  • noun person or thing that presents problem
Example sentences :
  • "It's more than the butter that pests you," said Liza, with a wise shake of the head.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • They gave Joe time to rid himself of the pests, and returned to the fire.
  • Extract from : « Australia Revenged » by Boomerang
  • It has been a comfort to be free, thus far, from these pests of camp life.
  • Extract from : « Afloat on the Ohio » by Reuben Gold Thwaites
  • Never before had she been shielded from the pests of outdoor life.
  • Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland
  • It is not so gorgeous as the rose, but it is at least free from the pests.
  • Extract from : « The Bondwoman » by Marah Ellis Ryan
  • By the agency of evil demons they have stolen into human life with the other pests.
  • Extract from : « Erasmus and the Age of Reformation » by Johan Huizinga
  • Get a doctor if the pests are sick, because we don't want investigations.
  • Extract from : « Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman » by Emma Speed Sampson
  • The method of study may be taken as applicable to any other pests which it may be necessary to combat.
  • Extract from : « Apple Growing » by M. C. Burritt
  • They make up for all they take in this way by the pests they destroy.
  • Extract from : « The Burgess Animal Book for Children » by Thornton W. Burgess
  • After a time they may succeed in reducing the numbers of these pests.
  • Extract from : « Conservation Reader » by Harold W. Fairbanks

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