nuisance

---

Etymology

From Middle English noysaunce, from Anglo-Norman nusaunce, nussance and Old French nuisance, from nuisir ("to harm"), from Latin noceō.

Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈnuː.səns/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈnjuː.səns/

Noun

nuisance

1. A minor annoyance or inconvenience.

   The neighbor's dog barking throughout the night is a right nuisance - I'm going to complain.

2. A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.

   You can be such a nuisance when you don't get your way.

3. (legal) Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists.

   a public nuisance

Synonyms

• (minor annoyance or inconvenience) annoyance, inconvenience, offense
• (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) bother, obstacle, pest

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “minor annoyance or inconvenience”): enjoyment

Translations

• French: embêtement, nuisance
• German: Ärgernis, Ärger
• Portuguese: incômodo, distúrbio, inconveniente, pedra no sapato (slang)
• Russian: неприя́тность
• Spanish: molestia, engorro, incomodidad, molienda (colloquial)

Translations

• German: Quälgeist
• Portuguese: inconveniente, inadequado, inoportuno
• Spanish: inconveniente, estorbo, pepla (colloquial)

Translations

• German: Belästigung

---

This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.001