nuisance
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nuisance
- /ˈnjuːsəns/ UK
- /ˈnjʉwsəns/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈnjʉsəns/ Northern Ireland, Scotland, UK
- /ˈnɪʊsəns/ UK, Wales
- /ˈnusəns/ US
- /ˈn(j)usəns/ Canada
- /ˈnjʉːsəns/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -uːsəns
Where it comes from
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.
noun nuisances
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A minor annoyance or inconvenience.
The neighbor's dog barking throughout the night is a right nuisance - I'm going to complain.
Similar: annoyance, inconvenience, offense
- A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience. You can be such a nuisance when you don't get your way.
- Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists. a public nuisance
Similar: faff, grievance, hassle, irritation, nuisance, palaver, peeve, plague, trouble, vexation · Opposite: enjoyment
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: botheration, bother, annoyance, pain, irritation, anger, hassle, troublesome, noxious, harassment, disturbing, harassed, discomfort, distress, trouble, disturbance
Translations
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noun minor annoyance or inconvenience
| Español | molestia, engorro, incomodidad, molienda, giba |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 성가심 seonggasim, 불쾌함 bulkwaeham |
| 日本語 | 迷惑 meiwaku, 迷惑な物 meiwaku na mono, 迷惑な人 meiwaku na hito |
| 中文 | 討厭的事 /讨厌的事 tǎoyàn de shì, 麻煩事 /麻烦事 máfan shì, 討厭的人 /讨厌的人 tǎoyàn de rén, 麻煩人 /麻烦人 máfan rén |
| Kiswahili | kero |
| Português | incômodo, distúrbio, inconveniente, pedra no sapato |
| Français | embêtement, nuisance |
| Deutsch | Ärgernis, Ärger |
| Ελληνικά | μπελάς belás, βάσανο vásano, ενόχληση enóchlisi |
| Русский | неприя́тность neprijátnostʹ, доса́да dosáda, неудо́бство neudóbstvo, поме́ха poméxa, ньюснс nʹjusns |
| العربية | إِزْعَاج ʔizʕāj |
noun person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience
| Español | inconveniente, estorbo, pepla, engarnio, molienda |
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| 日本語 | 厄介者 yakkai-mono, 迷惑な物 meiwaku na mono, 迷惑な人 |
| 中文 | 麻煩事 /麻烦事 máfan shì, 討厭的事 /讨厌的事 tǎoyàn de shì, 麻煩人 /麻烦人 máfan rén, 討厭的人 /讨厌的人 tǎoyàn de rén, 討厭鬼 /讨厌鬼 tǎoyànguǐ |
| Português | inconveniente, inadequado, inoportuno |
| Deutsch | Quälgeist |
noun law: anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it
| 한국어 | 방해 banghae |
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| Deutsch | Belästigung |
Talk about this word "nuisance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nuisance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nuisance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nuisance "nuisance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nuisance.Cite this
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title = {nuisance},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nuisance},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
