infestation
The presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area or field, on the surface…The presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area or field, on the surface of a host or anything that might contact a host, or in the soil.
» Tom's home has a kobold infestation.
Toms Zuhause wird von Kobolden heimgesucht.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area or field, on the surface of a host or anything that might contact a host, or in the soil.
Befall, Infestation
инфеста́цияinfestácija
- a swarm of insects that attack plants
- the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
Examples
27 sentencesTom's home has a kobold infestation.
deToms Zuhause wird von Kobolden heimgesucht.
Sami's club has a roach infestation.
Ziri has a spider mite infestation.
We've got a bad moth infestation.
Tom died fighting the alien infestation.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French infestation, from Late Latin infestatio. Morphologically infest + -atioFrom Middle French infestation, from Late Latin infestatio. Morphologically infest + -ation.
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Forms
plural: infestations| Singular | infestation |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a swarm of insects that attack plants:plague
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable