Meaning of NUISANCE
| Pronunciation: | | 'noosuns
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- [n] (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
- [n] a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain"
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| | Synonyms: | | pain, pain in the neck |
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| | See Also: | | abatable nuisance, annoyance, attractive nuisance, bother, botheration, common nuisance, disagreeable person, infliction, mixed nuisance, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck, private nuisance, public nuisance, unpleasant person | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Nui"sance\, n. [OE. noisance, OF. noisance, nuisance,
fr. L. nocentia guilt, fr. nocere to hurt, harm; akin to
necare to kill. Cf {Necromancy}, {Nocent}, {Noxious},
{Pernicious}.]
That which annoys or gives trouble and vexation; that which
is offensive or noxious.
Note: Nuisances are public when they annoy citizens in
general; private, when they affect individuals only.
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| | Related Terms: | | aggravation, annoyance, ass, bad news, bedevilment, besetment, bore, bother, botheration, bothersomeness, burden, buttonholer, crashing bore, devilment, difficulty, dogging, downer, drag, drip, dryasdust, dusty, exasperation, flat tire, frightful bore, harassment, harrying, hassle, headache, hounding, humdrum, inconvenience, irritant, irritation, molestation, nag, ordeal, persecution, pest, pester, pesterer, pill, plague, problem, proser, tease, tormenter, tormentor, trial, trouble, twaddler, vexation, vexatiousness, wet blanket, worriment, worry |
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