Pronunciation : Pest
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. pestis: cf. F. peste.]
Definition : 1. A fatal epidemic disease; a pestilence; specif., the plague. England's sufferings by that scourge, the pest. Cowper.
2. Anything which resembles a pest; one who, or that which, is troublesome, noxious, mischievous, or destructive; a nuisance. "A pest and public enemy." South.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913