Dictionary

nuisance en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈnjuː.səns/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈnuː.səns/ (General-American)
• (US) audio

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.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A minor annoyance or inconvenience.
   • What a nuisance to have to go now!
   • By itself, nondifferentiability at zero is a minor nuisance. 2010, Jeffrey M. Wooldridge, Econometric Analysis of Cross Section and Panel Data, 2nd edition, The MIT Press, page 407:
   • The neighbor's dog barking throughout the night is a right nuisance - I'm going to complain.
2. (countable, uncountable) A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.
   • 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. 2017 March 14, Stuart James, “Leicester stun Sevilla to reach last eight after Kasper Schmeichel save”, in the Guardian:
   • You can be such a nuisance when you don't get your way.
3. (countable, uncountable) Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists.
   • a public nuisance

Forms

Antonyms

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

Deriveds

antinuisance · nuisance parameter · nuisance caller · nuisanceless · make a nuisance of oneself · attractive nuisance · nuisancer · nuisance candidate · nuisance call · nuisance fee · nuisance tax · nuisance ground

Descendants

niwsans

Relateds

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

Synonyms

peeve · pest (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · offense (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · palaver · vexation · trouble · hassle · irritation · inconvenience (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · bother (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · obstacle (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · nuisance · faff · annoyance (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · plague · grievance

Translations (113)

gl xecas (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · el μπελάς (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · pt inadequado (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · hu közbotrányokozás (law: anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it) · fi harmi (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · eo agacaĵo (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · ru доса́да (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · ja 迷惑な物 (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · cmn 討厭的人 /讨厌的人 (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · mi whakahōhā (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · pl utrapieniec (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · ru неудо́бство (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · fi riesa (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · gl canfornio (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · nl overlast (law: anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it) · ar إِزْعَاج (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · ga crá croí (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · nrf emmèrde (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · hu botrány (law: anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it) · cmn 麻煩人 /麻烦人 (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · cmn 討厭鬼 /讨厌鬼 (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · es pepla (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · pdt Ploag (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · nl ongemak (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · cmn 麻煩人 /麻烦人 (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · ja 迷惑 (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · nl lastpost (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · cmn 討厭的事 /讨厌的事 (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · de Quälgeist (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · ko 성가심 (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · ja 迷惑な人 (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · ca plepa (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · mi pōrearea (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · uk зніяковілість (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · gl encambullada (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · pt incômodo (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · el βάσανο (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · es inconveniente (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · gl arrancallo (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · gl arniveque (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · ca incomoditat (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · pl utrapienie (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · ga crá croí (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · es incomodidad (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · fi kiusa (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · uk незручність (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · sw kero (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · ca pesat (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · cmn 麻煩事 /麻烦事 (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · ca lata (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · nl ergernis (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · pt distúrbio (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · ko 방해 (law: anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it) · fr nuisance (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · fr embêtement (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · pt inoportuno (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · ru ньюснс (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · ru неприя́тность (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · gl engarro (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · ca molèstia (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · gl pentenexo (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · es giba (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · pl niedogodność (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · enm noysaunce (law: anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it) · es engorro (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · hu megbotránkozás (law: anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it) · es estorbo (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · mi pōrearea (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · hu bosszúság (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · de Ärgernis (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · ja 迷惑な物 (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · gl enfolico (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · ga núis (law: anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it) · bg досадник (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · gl zaquizallo (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · sk otrava (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · id gangguan (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · el ενόχληση (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · pl uciążliwość (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · es molienda (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · cmn 麻煩事 /麻烦事 (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · cmn 討厭的事 /讨厌的事 (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · cmn 討厭的人 /讨厌的人 (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · id orang rewel (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · ja 厄介者 (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · es molienda (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · kea ingisu (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · gl enturro (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · tr sıkıntı (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · bg досада (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · pl zakłócenie porządku (law: anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it) · fi riesa (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · hu kellemetlenség (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · ja 迷惑な人 (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · de Belästigung (law: anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it) · pdt Onjenieech (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · ru поме́ха (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · eo malagrablaĵo (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · pt inconveniente (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · hu botránkozás (law: anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it) · gl pexo (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · fi kiusankappale (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · bg неприятност (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · pt inconveniente (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · es molestia (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · hu botrányokozás (law: anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it) · es engarnio (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · uk ніяковість (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · fi maanvaiva (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · pt pedra no sapato (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · gl torgallo (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) · de Ärger (minor annoyance or inconvenience) · ko 불쾌함 (minor annoyance or inconvenience)