Infestation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites

a swarm of insects that attack plants

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnfɛstˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnfɛstˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnfɛstˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnfɛstˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

a plague of grasshoppers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

plague

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
noun	a swarm of insects that attack plants “a plague of grasshoppers”

Word Forms

infest	verb	occupy in large numbers or live on a host
plague	verb	cause to suffer a blight

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Befall

der Zustand, in dem Parasiten befallen oder überrannt werden

🇪🇸Spanish

infestación

el estado de ser invadido o invadido por parásitos

🇮🇹Italian

infestazione

lo stato di essere invaso o invaso da parassiti

🇳🇱Dutch

besmetting

de staat waarin je wordt binnengevallen of overspoeld door parasieten

🇵🇹Portuguese

infestação

o estado de ser invadido ou invadido por parasitas

🇷🇺Russian

заражение

состояние заражения или заражения паразитами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संक्रमण

परजीवियों द्वारा आक्रमण या आक्रमण होने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

সংক্রমণ

পরজীবী দ্বারা আক্রমণ করা বা ছাপিয়ে যাওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

தொற்று

ஒட்டுண்ணிகளால் படையெடுக்கப்பட்ட அல்லது கைப்பற்றப்பட்ட நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

ముట్టడి

పరాన్నజీవులచే ఆక్రమించబడిన లేదా ఆక్రమించబడిన స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

संसर्ग

परजीवींनी आक्रमण केले किंवा ओलांडण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉપદ્રવ

પરોપજીવીઓ દ્વારા આક્રમણ કરવાની અથવા તેને દબાવવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುತ್ತಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆ

ಪರಾವಲಂಬಿಗಳಿಂದ ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕ್ಕೊಳಗಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಅತಿಕ್ರಮಿಸುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അണുബാധ

പരാന്നഭോജികൾ ആക്രമിക്കപ്പെടുകയോ കീഴടക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਾਗ

ਪਰਜੀਵੀਆਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਹਮਲਾ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਬੂ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

انفیکشن

پرجیویوں کے ذریعہ حملہ کرنے یا زیر کرنے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

侵扰

被寄生虫入侵或泛滥的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

蔓延

寄生虫によって侵入または蹂躙されている状態

🇰🇷Korean

침입

기생충이 침입하거나 침입한 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự phá hoại

tình trạng bị ký sinh trùng xâm chiếm hoặc tràn ngập

🇹🇭Thai

การรบกวน

สถานะของการถูกรุกรานหรือบุกรุกโดยปรสิต

🇮🇩Indonesian

infestasi

keadaan diserang atau dikuasai oleh parasit

🇲🇾Malay

serangan

keadaan diserang atau ditakluki oleh parasit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإصابة

حالة غزوها أو تجاوزها من قبل الطفيليات

🇮🇷Persian

آلودگی

حالت تهاجم یا غلبه شدن توسط انگل ها

🇹🇷Turkish

istila

parazitler tarafından istila edilme veya istila edilme durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁרִיצָה

מצב של פלישה או מוצף על ידי טפילים

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The primary meaning of 'infestation' is 'the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites'.

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