nuisance

nui·sance  (nsns, ny-)

n.

1. One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother: Having to stand in line was a nuisance. The disruptive child was a nuisance to the class.

2. Law A use of property or course of conduct that interferes with the legal rights of others by causing damage, annoyance, or inconvenience.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from nuire, nuis-, to harm, from Vulgar Latin *nocere, from Latin nocre; see nek-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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nuisance [ˈnjuːsəns]

n

1.

a.  a person or thing that causes annoyance or bother

b.  (as modifier) nuisance calls

2. (Law) 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 value the usefulness of a person's or thing's capacity to cause difficulties or irritation

[via Old French from nuire to injure, from Latin nocēre]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nuisance - (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive pain in the ass, pain in the neck, bother, botheration, infliction, annoyance, pain - something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" abatable nuisance - a nuisance that can remedied (suppressed or extinguished or rendered harmless); "the continued existence of an abatable nuisance is not authorized under the law" attractive nuisance - anything on your premises that might attract children into danger or harm; "their swimming pool is an attractive nuisance; they should fence it in" mixed nuisance - a nuisance that is both a public nuisance and a private nuisance at the same time private nuisance - a nuisance that interferes with your interest in and private use and enjoyment of your land common nuisance, public nuisance - a nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that is common to the general public; "a public nuisance offends the public at large" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	2.	nuisance - a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain" pain in the neck, pain disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable

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nuisance

noun trouble, problem, trial, bore, drag (informal), bother, plague, pest, irritation, hassle (informal), inconvenience, annoyance, pain (informal), pain in the neck (informal), pain in the arse (taboo informal), pain in the backside (informal), pain in the butt (informal) He can be a bit of a nuisance when he's drunk. It's a real nuisance having to pick up the kids from school every day.
benefit, delight, pleasure, joy, blessing, happiness

Translations

nuisance [ˈnjuːsns]

A. N

1. (= state of affairs, thing) → fastidio m, lata f
what a nuisance! → ¡qué lata!
it's a nuisance having to shave! → ¡qué lata tener que afeitarse!
the nuisance of having to shave → el fastidio de tener que afeitarse

2. (= person) → pesado/a m/f, latoso/a m/f
what a nuisance you are! → ¡eres un pesado!, ¡eres un latoso!
you're being a nuisance → me estás dando la lata
to make a nuisance of o.s → dar la lata, ponerse pesado

3. (Jur) → perjuicio m
see also public C

B. CPD nuisance value N he's only of nuisance value → no hace más que fastidiar or incordiar, sólo vale para crear problemas

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nuisance [ˈnjuːs^əns] n

(= annoying thing or event) it's a nuisance → c'est (très) ennuyeux
it's a nuisance that ... → c'est ennuyeux que ...
what a nuisance! → quelle barbe!

(= annoying person) he's a nuisance → il est pénible
Sorry to be a nuisance → Désolé de vous déranger.
nuisance call n → appel m anonyme
nuisance caller n → auteur m d'un appel anonyme

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nuisance

n

(= person) → Plage f; (esp pestering) → Nervensäge f; (esp child) → Quälgeist m; he can be a nuisance → er kann einen aufregen, er kann einem auf die Nerven or den Geist (inf) → gehen; sorry to be a nuisance → entschuldigen Sie, wenn ich störe; to make a nuisance of oneself → lästig werden; to have (some or a certain) nuisance value → als Störfaktor wirken; (esp Pol) → für einige Umtriebe sorgen (inf)

(= thing, event) to be a nuisance → lästig sein; (annoying) → ärgerlich sein; what a nuisance, having to do it again → wie ärgerlich or lästig, das noch einmal machen zu müssen; to become a nuisance → lästig werden; this wind is a nuisance → dieser Wind ist eine Plage

(Jur) public nuisance → öffentliches Ärgernis; to cause a (public) nuisance → (öffentliches) Ärgernis erregen

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nuisance:

nuisance call

n (Telec) → Schockanruf m; nuisances pl → Telefonterror m (inf)

nuisance caller

n (Telec) → Schockanrufer(in) m(f)

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nuisance [ˈnjuːsns] n (state of affairs, thing) → fastidio, seccatura; (person) → peste f
what a nuisance! → che seccatura!
it's a nuisance having to shave → doversi radere è una (gran) seccatura
to make a nuisance of o.s. → rendersi insopportabile
he's a nuisance → dà fastidio

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nuisance [ˈnjuːsns] n (state of affairs, thing) → fastidio, seccatura; (person) → peste f
what a nuisance! → che seccatura!
it's a nuisance having to shave → doversi radere è una (gran) seccatura
to make a nuisance of o.s. → rendersi insopportabile
he's a nuisance → dà fastidio

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nuisance

n nuisance [ˈnjuːsns]

a person or thing that is annoying or troublesome That child is a terrible nuisance. irritasie إزْعاج، مَصْدَر إزْعاج напаст protiva, otrava, nepříjemnost belastning; plage die Plage ενόχληση, μπελάς molestia, fastidio tüütus مزاحمت؛ بلا riesa plaie, fléau מִטרָד उपद्रव gnjavator,zanovijetalo kellemetlenség pengacau plága, sem er til vandræða seccatura うるさいもの 불유쾌한 사람(일) kas įkyrus, varginantis, įkyruolis traucēklis pengganggu lastig iem./iets plage(ånd), pest og plage, uting coś dokuczliwego, utrapienie maçada belea, pacoste досада, неприятность; нудный человек otrava nadloga smetnja plåga, bråkstake การรบกวน dert, baş belâsı şey, musibet 討厭的人(或東西) прикрість; докучлива людина پريشان کن mối gây khó chịu 讨厌的人（或东西）

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nuisance → إزعاج otrava plage Plage μπελάς molestia riesa embarras smetnja seccatura 厄介なもの 귀찮은 존재 lastpost plage utrapienie amolação, incómodo досада besvär การก่อให้เกิดความรำคาญ sıkıntı mối phiền toái 讨厌的东西