nuisance
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈnuːɪsəns/
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molestia
- Many people found the advertising pop-ups on the website to be a nuisance while browsing.
- become a nuisance
- cause a nuisance
- nuisance odors
It'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
418
3.0
Something that causes annoyance or trouble
109
9.2
A person or thing that is very annoying and difficult to deal with
89
4.5
A situation that causes extra work or annoyance
45
3.7
A noisy event in a public place that bothers other people
29
2.1
A thing that causes trouble or annoyance
27
2.1
A person who keeps bothering others
21
3.2
A person or thing that bothers you
11
4.1
A person or thing that is annoying and causes trouble
10
7.4
A thing that causes a lot of trouble for someone
4
7.8
A person or thing that causes a lot of trouble and annoyance for someone
2
6.5
A person who interrupts people by making noise or causing trouble
1
6.5
A person who annoys others by repeating small actions
1
7.4
Something that causes trouble or makes people annoyed
1
8.1
A person or thing that makes people unhappy
1
6.3
A person or thing that keeps causing trouble for someone
1
9.6
A person who causes trouble and is hard to deal with
1
7.0
Something that keeps causing you trouble or worry
A person who annoys others by being boring and not stopping
A person who annoys others in a mostly playful way
Something that causes annoyance or trouble
Antonyms
Compounds
- Jargon
1
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
A problem that unfairly harms something everyone in a community has the right to use
- Jargon
Removal of something that annoys or harms people, ordered by a court
- Specialized
A small extra tax paid by the buyer on certain purchases like bags or bottles
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.