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Definitions for Nuisance
[1] an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.: a monthly meeting that was more nuisance than pleasure.
[2] Law . something offensive or annoying to individuals or to the community, especially in violation of their legal rights.
[3] a person or thing that causes annoyance or bother (as modifier ) nuisance calls
[4] law something unauthorized that is obnoxious or injurious to the community at large (public nuisance ) or to an individual, esp in relation to his ownership or occupation of property (private nuisance )
[5] nuisance value the usefulness of a person's or thing's capacity to cause difficulties or irritation
Words related to Nuisance
gadfly, louse, irritation, offense, bore, creep, nudge, nag, exasperation, terror, pill, headache, blister, pain, infliction, inconvenience, drag, plague, bum, trouble
Words nearby Nuisance
nugatory, nuggar, nugget, nuggety, nuggie, nuisance, nuisance ground, nuisance tax, nuits-saint-georges, nuj, nuke
Origin of Nuisance
1375–1425; late Middle English nu(i)sa(u)nce < Anglo-French, equivalent to nuis(er ) to harm (≪ Latin nocēre ) + -ance -ance
Word origin for Nuisance
C15: via Old French from nuire to injure, from Latin nocēre
Synonyms for Nuisance
blister, bore, bother, botheration, bum, creep, drag, drip, exasperation, frump, gadfly, headache, inconvenience, infliction, insect, irritant, irritation, louse, nag, nudge, offense, pain, pest, pesterer, pill, plague, problem, terror, trouble, vexation, besetment, botherment, pain in the neck, pester, poor excuse