Noun: infestation ,in,fe'stey-shun or ,in-fu'stey-shun
- The state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
"The apartment building suffered from a severe rat infestation"
- A swarm of insects that attack plants
"The locust infestation destroyed the crops";
- plague
Derived forms: infestations
Type of: cloud, fullness, fulness, swarm
Encyclopedia: Infestation