| Main Entry: |
pest |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
person or thing that presents problem |
Synonyms: |
annoyance, badgerer,
bane, besetment,
blight, blister,
bore,
bother, botheration,
bug*, contagion, crashing bore,
creep,
curse,
drag,
drip,
epidemic,
exasperation, headache,
infection, irritant,
irritation,
nag,
nudge,
nuisance, pain in the neck,
pain*, pesterer, pestilence, pill,
plague*,
scourge*,
tease*, thorn in side, tormentor,
trial*,
trouble,
vexation,
virus*
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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