English-Thai Dictionary

infest

VT รัง ควาญ  ยุ่มย่าม  เข้าไป อยู่ เต็ม  invade obstruct burst in rang-kwan

 

infest with

PHRV รบกวน  รังควาน  rob-kuan

 

infestation

N การ รบกวน  การ สร้าง ความรำคาญ  การเกาะ และ แย่ง อาหาร 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INFEST

v.t.[L. infesto.] To trouble greatly; to disturb; to annoy; to harass. In warm weather, men ar infested with musketoes and gnats; flies infest horses and cattle. The sea is often infested with pirates. Small parties of the enemy infest the coast. These, said the genius, are envy, avarice, superstition, love, with the like cares and passions that infest human life.

 

INFESTATION

n.The act of infesting; molestation.

 

INFESTED

pp. Troubled; annoyed; harassed; plagued.

 

INFESTERED

a.[in and fester. ] Rankling; inveterate.

 

INFESTING

ppr. Annoying; harassing; disturbing.

 

INFESTIVE

a.[in and festive. ] Having no mirth.

 

INFESTIVITY

n.[in and festivity. ] Want of festivity, or of cheerfulness and mirth at entertainments.

 

INFESTUOUS

a.[L. infestus.] Mischievous. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INFEST

In *fest ", a. Etym: [L. infestus. See Infest, v. t.]

 

Defn: Mischievous; hurtful; harassing. [Obs. ] Spenser.

 

INFEST

In *fest ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infested; p. pr. & vb. n. Infesting. ]Etym: [L. infestare, fr. infestus disturbed, hostile, troublesome; in in, against + the root of defendere: cf. F. infester. See Defend. ]

 

Defn: To trouble greatly by numbers or by frequency of presence; to disturb; to annoy; to frequent and molest or harass; as, fleas infest dogs and cats; a sea infested with pirates. To poison vermin that infest his plants. Cowper. These, said the genius, are envy, avarice, superstition, love, with the like cares and passions that infest human life. Addison. And the cares, that infest the day, Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs, And as silently steal away. Longfellow.

 

INFESTATION

In `fest *a "tion, n. Etym: [L. infestatio: cf. F. infestation. ]

 

Defn: The act of infesting or state of being infested; molestation; vexation; annoyance. Bacon. Free from the infestation of enemies. Donne.

 

INFESTER

INFESTER In *fest "er, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, infests.

 

INFESTIVE

In *fest "ive, a. Etym: [L. infestivus. See In- not, and Festive. ]

 

Defn: Having no mirth; not festive or merry; dull; cheerless; gloomy; forlorn. [R.]

 

INFESTIVITY

INFESTIVITY In `fes *tiv "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: Want of festivity, cheerfulness, or mirth; dullness; cheerlessness. [R.]

 

INFESTUOUS

In *fes "tu *ous, a. Etym: [L. infestus. See Infest, a.]

 

Defn: Mischievous; harmful; dangerous. [Obs. ] "Infestuous as serpents." Bacon.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

infest

in fest |inˈfest ɪnˈfɛst | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be infested ) (of insects or animals ) be present (in a place or site ) in large numbers, typically so as to cause damage or disease: the house is infested with cockroaches | [ as adj., in combination ] (-infested ) : shark-infested waters. DERIVATIVES in fes ta tion |ˌinfeˈstāSHən |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘torment, harass ’): from French infester or Latin infestare ‘assail, ’ from infestus ‘hostile. ’ The current sense dates from the mid 16th cent.

 

Oxford Dictionary

infest

in ¦fest |ɪnˈfɛst | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (of insects or animals ) be present (in a place or site ) in large numbers, typically so as to cause damage or disease: the house is infested with cockroaches | (as adj., in combination -infested ) : shark-infested waters. DERIVATIVES infestation |-ˈsteɪʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘torment, harass ’): from French infester or Latin infestare ‘assail ’, from infestus ‘hostile ’. The current sense dates from the mid 16th cent.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

infest

infest verb without follow-up treatment, a new horde of ants will infest the building: overrun, spread through, invade, infiltrate, pervade, permeate, inundate, overwhelm; beset, plague, swarm.

 

infested

infested adjective the bedding was infested with fleas: overrun, swarming, teeming, crawling, alive, ridden, lousy; plagued, beset.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

infest

infest verb a plague of field mice infested the housing estate: overrun, spread through, take over, overspread, swarm over, crawl over, run riot over; invade, penetrate, infiltrate, pervade, permeate, inundate, overwhelm; beset, pester, plague.

 

infested

infested adjective her house is infested with cockroaches: overrun, swarming, teeming, crawling, bristling, alive, ridden, infiltrated, permeated; plagued, beset; rare vermined.

 

French Dictionary

infester

infester v. tr. verbe transitif 1 vieilli Ravager, attaquer (en parlant de malfaiteurs ). 2 Envahir, dévaster (en parlant d ’insectes, d ’animaux, de plantes nuisibles ). : Des cultures infestées de sauterelles. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le verbe infecter, contaminer. aimer

 

Spanish Dictionary

infestación

infestación nombre femenino 1 Acción de infestar o infestarse :la teniasis se produce por infestación del cuerpo por las tenias .2 Efecto de infestar o infestarse .

 

infestar

infestar verbo transitivo Invadir o llenar por completo un lugar alguna cosa perjudicial, especialmente animales o plantas :las cucarachas infestaban la casa abandonada; (fig ) el nuevo teatro no debe temer al público más popular, pues este está menos infestado de prejuicios culturales; (fig ) el rechazo a una niña genera un tipo de mugre maloliente que infesta las arrugas del alma y ennegrece el carácter para siempre .

 

infesto, -ta

infesto, -ta adjetivo lit Que causa o puede causar daño o perjuicio .SINÓNIMO dañoso, perjudicial .ANTÓNIMO inofensivo .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

infest

in fest /ɪnfést /動詞 他動詞 〈有害な昆虫 小動物などが 〉〈植物 場所など 〉にはびこる, 群がる ; 〈犯罪 (者 )麻薬などが 〉〈場所など 〉に横行する, はびこる ; 〖しばしばbe ～ed 〗【有害なものなどが 】横行している, はびこっている «with » .

 

infestation

in fes ta tion /ɪ̀nfestéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 U C (有害なものなどが )はびこる [群がる ]こと ; 横行, 蔓 （まん ）延 .