infestverb [ T ]
uk/ɪnˈfest/us/ɪnˈfest/(of animals and insects that carry disease) to cause a problem by being present in large numbers:
The barn was infested with rats.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Passing on illness & causing disease
- carrier
- carry
- catch
- communicable
- epidemic
- harbour
- incubate
- infect
- infected
- insalubrious
- mediastinum
- non-communicable
- prophylactic
- transmission
- transmit
- unhygienic
- vector
- verminous
- virulence
- virulent
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infestation
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌɪn.fesˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɪn.fesˈteɪ.ʃən/
a flea infestation
an infestation of cockroaches/head lice