napast
напастnápast · /nǎːpast/ · fem.
NOUN
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(of people, animals, things) pest; nuisance; plagueKomarci su ovog leta prava napast. — The mosquitoes are a real plague this summer.Taj komšija je prava napast, stalno nešto traži. — That neighbour is a real pest, he's always asking for something.
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formal (usually in doći u napast) temptationDošla sam u napast da pročitam njegove poruke. — I was tempted to read his messages.
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affliction; calamitySnašla nas je nova napast. — A new calamity has befallen us.
For 'temptation' the usual word in Serbia is iskušenje (dovesti u iskušenje, pasti u iskušenje); napast in this sense occurs mainly in the phrase doći u napast da… The primary meanings of napast are 'pest, nuisance, plague' and 'affliction, calamity'.
Expressions
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doći u napast — to be tempted (to do something)Došao sam u napast da sve ostavim i odem. — I was tempted to drop everything and leave.
Declension, fem.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | napast | napasti |
| Gen. | napasti | napasti |
| Dat. | napasti | napastima |
| Acc. | napast | napasti |
| Voc. | napasti | napasti |
| Ins. | napasti | napastima |
| Loc. | napasti | napastima |
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Updated 29 October 2026