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Hest vs Pest - What's the difference?

hest | pest |

As nouns the difference between hest and pest

is that hest is (obsolete) command, injunction while pest is plague.

hest

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) Command, injunction.
  • * 1610 , , act 3 scene 1
  • FERDINAND: [...] What is your name?
    MIRANDA. Miranda — O my father! / I have broke your hest to say so.

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    pest

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (originally) A plague, pestilence, epidemic
  • An annoying, harmful, often destructive creature.
  • An annoying person.
  • (British, slang) Someone with poor social discipline who continually bothers uninterested women.
  • Stop being such a pest and leave that girl alone!

    Synonyms

    * (creature ) bug

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