nuisance
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman nusaunce, nussance etc., from Old French nuisance, from nuisir (“to harm”) (, from Latin noceō (“I harm”), nocēre).
Pronunciation
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Noun
nuisance (countable and uncountable, plural nuisances)
- A minor annoyance or inconvenience.
- A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.
- 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
- (minor annoyance or inconvenience): annoyance, inconvenience, offense
- (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience): bother, obstacle, pest
Antonyms
- (minor annoyance or inconvenience): enjoyment
Related terms
Translations
minor annoyance or inconvenience
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person or thing causing annoyance of inconvenience
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law: anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it
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References
French
Etymology
From Old French nuisance, from nuisir (“to harm”) (compare also French nuire), from Latin noceō (“I harm”), nocēre; may correspond to Late Latin nocēntia.
Pronunciation
Noun
nuisance f (plural nuisances)
- pollution
- Les nuisances sonores sont un véritable fléau dans ce quartier.
Related terms
Further reading
- “nuisance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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