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nuisance
[ noo-suhns, nyoo- ]
noun
- an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.:
a monthly meeting that was more nuisance than pleasure.
- Law. something offensive or annoying to individuals or to the community, especially in violation of their legal rights.
nuisance
/ ˈːəԲ /
noun
- a person or thing that causes annoyance or bother
- ( as modifier )
nuisance calls
- law 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 valuethe usefulness of a person's or thing's capacity to cause difficulties or irritation
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of nuisance1
Idioms and Phrases
see make a nuisance of oneself .Example Sentences
It made "intentionally or recklessly causing public nuisance" a statutory offence.
Jokes aside, it crystallized why I felt so queasy, listening to prayers and programs that reduced the "trials" of Christian life to squabbles with neighbors and nuisances at work.
While the Black Series trailers are no longer a problem for City of Industry and Los Angeles County authorities, Wildomar officials say the trailers are now a nuisance for them.
It follows a case between Global Radio and the council where a judge ordered the local authority to stop the "nuisance" caused by buskers.
Last month, he accused her of using the word “nuisance” to describe destroyed homes.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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