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Pest vs Nonpest - What's the difference?

pest | nonpest |

As nouns the difference between pest and nonpest

is that pest is plague while nonpest is any creature that is not a pest.

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

    Related terms

    * pester * pesthole * pesthouse * pesticidal, pesticide * pestiferous * pestilence, pestilent, pestilential

    Anagrams

    * * * ----

    nonpest

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any creature that is not a pest.
  • * 2006 , J. M. Schiller, Rice in Laos
    • Species listed as possible pests or nonpests might qualify as temporary pest species during nuu khii outbreaks where these originate in forest habitats.