nuisance

nui·sance

noun \ˈnü-s^ən(t)s, ˈnyü-\

Definition of NUISANCE

1

: harm, injury

2

: one that is annoying, unpleasant, or obnoxious : pest

Examples of NUISANCE

1. <the new neighbor is threatening to become a nuisance, dropping in on us several times a day>
2. <folding up this map correctly is such a nuisance>

Origin of NUISANCE

Middle English nusaunce, noisaunce, from Anglo-French, from nuisir, nuire to harm, from Latin nocēre — more at noxious

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to NUISANCE

Synonyms: annoyance, annoyer, bother, gadfly, gnawer, nudnik (also nudnick), pain, persecutor, pest, tease, teaser, pain in the neck

Related Words: headache; harrier, heckler, interrupter (also interruptor); hassle, plague; harasser, molester, tormentor (also tormenter), torturer

Near Antonyms: charmer, smoothy (or smoothie); comforter, solacer, soother

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