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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024nui•sance /ˈnusəns, ˈnyu-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- one that is unpleasant, inconvenient, or annoying:Ants are a nuisance at a picnic.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nui•sance (no̅o̅′səns, nyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n. - an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.:a monthly meeting that was more nuisance than pleasure.
- Lawsomething offensive or annoying to individuals or to the community, esp. in violation of their legal rights.
- Anglo-French, equivalent. to nuis(er) to harm ( Latin nocēre) + -ance -ance
- late Middle English nu(i)sa(u)nce 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: nuisance /ˈnjuːsəns/ n - a person or thing that causes annoyance or bother
- (as modifier): nuisance calls
- 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)
- nuisance value ⇒ the usefulness of a person's or thing's capacity to cause difficulties or irritation
Etymology: 15th Century: via Old French from nuire to injure, from Latin nocēre |