Synonyms and Antonyms of pest
1
a widespread disease resulting in a high rate of death
- one of the great pests of the 20th century was the influenza epidemic of 1918, which killed millions across the globe
murrain
epidemic, pandemic
affection, affliction, ailment, contagion, illness, infection, infirmity, malady, sickness
blight, curse, scourge
2
one who is obnoxiously annoying
- stop being a pest to your sister and go find something else to do
annoyance, annoyer, bother, gadfly, gnawer, nudnik (also nudnick), nuisance, pain, persecutor, tease, teaser
3
something that is a source of irritation
- a never-ending construction project that continues to be a pest for motorists
aggravation, aggro [British], annoyance, bother, botheration, bugbear, exasperation, frustration, hair shirt, hassle, headache, inconvenience, irk, irritant, nuisance, peeve, rub, ruffle, thorn, trial, vexation
discomfort, fleabite, pinprick
affront, insult, offense (or offence)
upset, worry
affliction, albatross, burden, cross, curse, menace, millstone, plague, sore
anxiety, plight, predicament, tribulation, trouble
hang-up, pet peeve, problem
annoyer, disturber, harasser, mischief, offender
pandora's box
