Associations to the word «Vermin»

Wiktionary

VERMIN, noun. (countable or uncountable) Any one of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance. [from c. 1300]
VERMIN, noun. (countable or uncountable) Animals that prey on game, such as foxes or weasels.
VERMIN, noun. (countable or uncountable) Obnoxious, or mean and offensive person or people. [from 1560s]

Dictionary definition

VERMIN, noun. An irritating or obnoxious person.
VERMIN, noun. Any of various small animals or insects that are pests; e.g. cockroaches or rats; "cereals must be protected from mice and other vermin"; "he examined the child's head for vermin"; "boys in the village have probably been shooting vermin".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn