nuisance
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈnuːɪsəns/
- Many people found the advertising pop-ups on the website to be a nuisance while browsing.
- become a nuisance
- cause a nuisance
- nuisance odors
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Watch on YouTubeIt's just a bit of a nuisance, but it's all good.
- It's just a bit of a nuisance, but it's all good.
- And to the city, it's just a nuisance because it, it wasn't made just for her.
- Many times being together can be a nuisance.
- And I don't know whether that's him sort of slightly being a nuisance, but there may have been some truth to it.
- She's only eight months old and the family doesn't want her because she's just a nuisance.
- But like I said, with all those things considered, they can still be a pest and a nuisance in the garden.
- The reason that the early States and empires drove down rates of violence is that tribal raiding and feuding are a nuisance to imperial overlords.
- OK, but mild psychopathy is, is a, you know, just a nuisance.
- Jerks are a nuisance, and they're not easy to work with or to be in a relationship with, but they don't do damage to your mental health.
- Because I was a nuisance to them, because they started all this trouble with me and I fell out with them.
- Climbing dirt, staying awake, being a general nuisance.
- You want to target the areas that are kind of a bit of a nuisy, nuisy nuisance.
Examples
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Sorry to be such a nuisance and drag you away.
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It's a terrible nuisance, but there's nothing to be done.
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It's just a bit of a nuisance, but it's all good.
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But if any of them become a nuisance, be sure and let me know at the front counter.
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"Have the reporters been a nuisance?" I asked as he led me to his study.
Fiction book (1992) -
Unfortunately, some of the homeowners saw the ground wood more as a nuisance than a benefit.
Academic text (1999) -
I do hope he hasn't made a nuisance of himself.
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You're making a nuisance of yourself.
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They're getting to be a nuisance!
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But the common cold, however mutated and however much of a nuisance, doesn't kill people.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
258
3.0
Something that causes annoyance or trouble
124
9.2
A person or thing that is very annoying and difficult to deal with
82
4.5
A situation that causes extra work or annoyance
72
3.7
A noisy event in a public place that bothers other people
43
2.1
A thing that causes trouble or annoyance
32
2.1
A person who keeps bothering others
25
3.2
A person or thing that bothers you
19
6.3
A person or thing that keeps causing trouble for someone
12
4.1
A person or thing that is annoying and causes trouble
11
7.4
A thing that causes a lot of trouble for someone
2
6.5
A person who interrupts people by making noise or causing trouble
1
7.4
Something that causes trouble or makes people annoyed
1
7.0
Something that keeps causing you trouble or worry
1
8.1
A person or thing that makes people unhappy
1
6.5
A person who annoys others by repeating small actions
1
9.9
A person who annoys others by being boring and not stopping
1
9.3
Something that causes annoyance or trouble
A person who annoys others in a mostly playful way
A person who causes trouble and is hard to deal with
A person or thing that causes a lot of trouble and annoyance for someone
Antonyms
Compounds
- Jargon
2
8.6
A dangerous thing on a property, like an unfenced pool or trampoline, that attracts children and can hurt them
- Formal
1
8.3
An official action that removes things found by law to harm public health and safety
- Formal
1
7.0
A problem that unfairly harms something everyone in a community has the right to use
- Specialized
1
7.0
A small extra tax paid by the buyer on certain purchases like bags or bottles
- Jargon
Removal of something that annoys or harms people, ordered by a court
How Annoying
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nuisance comes from the Latin root nocere meaning 'to harm' and is related to the English word noxious ('harmful'). So a nuisance is something that 'harms' your comfort or peace, which is why we call loud noise or bothersome people a nuisance.