nuisance
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English noysaunce, from Anglo-Norman nusaunce, nussance and Old French nuisance, from nuisir (“to harm”), from Latin nocēre.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnuː.səns/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnjuː.səns/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -uːsəns
Noun edit
nuisance (countable and uncountable, plural nuisances)
- A minor annoyance or inconvenience.
- The neighbor's dog barking throughout the night is a right nuisance - I'm going to complain.
- 2010, Jeffrey M. Wooldridge, Econometric Analysis of Cross Section and Panel Data, 2nd edition, The MIT Press, page 407:
- By itself, nondifferentiability at zero is a minor nuisance.
- A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.
- You can be such a nuisance when you don't get your way.
- 2017 March 14, Stuart James, “Leicester stun Sevilla to reach last eight after Kasper Schmeichel save”, in the Guardian[1]:
- With Vardy working tirelessly up front, chasing lost causes and generally making a nuisance of himself, Sevilla were never allowed to settle on a night when the atmosphere was electric inside the King Power Stadium.
- (law) Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists.
- a public nuisance
Synonyms edit
- (minor annoyance or inconvenience): annoyance, inconvenience, offense
- (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience): bother, obstacle, pest
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "minor annoyance or inconvenience"): enjoyment
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
minor annoyance or inconvenience
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person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience
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law: anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it
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References edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French nuisance, from nuisir (“to harm”) (compare also French nuire), from Latin nocēre; may correspond to Late Latin nocentia.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nuisance f (plural nuisances)
- nuisance
- pollution
- Les nuisances sonores sont un véritable fléau dans ce quartier.
- Noise pollution is a real scourge in this neighbourhood.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “nuisance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.