infestation

English

Etymology

From Middle French infestation, from Late Latin infestatio. Morphologically infest +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnfɛsˈteɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

infestation (countable and uncountable, plural infestations)

1. The presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area or field, on the surface of a host or anything that might contact a host, or in the soil.

Translations

presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area

• Catalan: infestació (ca) f
• Esperanto: infesto
• German: Befall (de) m, Infestation f
• Italian: infestazione f
• Maori: pokipokitanga
• Romanian: infestație (ro) f
• Russian: инфеста́ция f (infestácija)
• Spanish: infestación (es) f
• Swedish: angrepp (sv) n, härjning (sv) c

Anagrams

• festination, sinfonietta

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

infestation f (plural infestations)

1. infestation

Further reading

• “infestation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.