ˌin(ˌ)feˈstāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, from Late Latin infestation-, infestatio, from infestatus (past participle of infestare to infest) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act of infesting
protecting grain against infestation
: plague , annoyance
2. : something that infests : swarm
infestation of grasshoppers
3. : the state of being infested especially with metazoan parasites in or on an animal or plant body