English Explanatory Dictionary

nuisance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A minor annoyance or inconvenience.
  2. A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.
  3. Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists.

Pronunciation

/ˈnjuː.səns/ /ˈnuː.səns/ en-us-nuisance.ogg

Word forms

nuisance nuisances

Etymology

From Middle English noysaunce, from Anglo-Norman nusaunce, nussance and Old French nuisance, from nuisir (“to harm”), from Latin nocēre. Doublet of nocence and nocency.

Synonyms

faff grievance hassle irritation nuisance palaver peeve plague trouble vexation annoyance inconvenience offense bother obstacle pest

Antonyms

enjoyment

Related words

bugbear headache irritant mischief nag pain pain in the butt pain in the neck pain in the rear pain in the ass pain in the arse pain in the bum pest problem child annoy annoyed annoying

Derived words

antinuisance attractive nuisance make a nuisance of oneself nuisance call nuisance caller nuisance candidate nuisance fee nuisance ground nuisanceless nuisance parameter nuisancer nuisance tax
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on N Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary