infest
Mischievous; hurtful; harassingMischievous; hurtful; harassing.
» Tom's apartment is infested with cockroaches.
In Toms Wohnung wimmelt es von Küchenschaben.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)Mischievous; hurtful; harassing.
Examples
38 sentencesTom's apartment is infested with cockroaches.
deIn Toms Wohnung wimmelt es von Küchenschaben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It turns out that house is infested with garter snakes. They're everywhere.
We found out that the house is infested with garter snakes. They're everywhere.
It turns out that that house is infested with garter snakes. They're everywhere.
We discovered that house is infested with garter snakes. They're all over the place!
Origin
From Middle English infesten, from Old French infester (“to infest”), from Latin īnfestō (From Middle English infesten, from Old French infester (“to infest”), from Latin īnfestō (“assail, molest”, verb), from īnfestus (“hostile”), of uncertain origin.
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Forms
more infest, most infest| Comparative | more infest Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most infest Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
3 patterns- infested with garter
- is infested with
- house is infested