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Pesthole

Description:

A pesthole refers to a place that is infested with pests or disease-causing agents. It is often used metaphorically to describe an unsanitary and unpleasant environment.

Senses:

Sense 1: Place infested with pests

In this sense, pesthole refers to a physical location that is overrun by pests such as insects, rodents, or other small animals.

Example sentence 1: The old abandoned warehouse had become a complete pesthole, with rats scurrying through the debris.

Example sentence 2: The neglected garden turned into a pesthole, attracting swarms of mosquitoes and flies.

Sense 2: Unsanitary and unpleasant environment

This sense captures the metaphorical use of the term, where pesthole describes an extremely dirty, unhygienic, or generally unpleasant place.

Example sentence 1: The run-down motel I stayed at last night was an absolute pesthole, with filth and squalor everywhere.

Example sentence 2: I couldn't endure working in that office any longer; it was like being trapped in a pesthole due to the lack of proper cleaning.

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