Usually means: Source of disease or annoyance.
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  1. pesthole: Merriam-Webster
  2. pesthole: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. pesthole: Collins English Dictionary
  4. pesthole: Vocabulary.com
  5. pesthole: Wordnik
  6. pesthole: Wiktionary
  7. pesthole: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. pesthole: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. pesthole: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. pesthole: Dictionary.com
  11. pesthole: Rhymezone
  12. pesthole: FreeDictionary.org
  13. pesthole: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. pesthole: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (pesthole)

▸ noun:  A place where a contagious disease is present or likely

Similar:
pesthouse, sinkhole, hole, nesthole, spider hole, cesspool, preventorium, earthhole, glory hole, hotbed, more...

Opposite:
sanctuary, haven, oasis, refuge

Types:
slum, ghetto, barrio, favela, more...

Adjectives:
veritable, ridden, worst, damnedest, perfect, stinking, little

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Similar:
pesthouse, sinkhole, hole, nesthole, spider hole, cesspool, preventorium, earthhole, glory hole, hotbed, more...

Opposite:
sanctuary, haven, oasis, refuge

Types:
slum, ghetto, barrio, favela, more...

Adjectives:
veritable, ridden, worst, damnedest, perfect, stinking, little



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