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nuisance

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of nuisance

1 one who is obnoxiously annoying

  • the new neighbor is threatening to become a nuisance, dropping in on us several times a day
Synonyms of nuisance

annoyance, annoyer, bother, gadfly, gnawer, nudnik (also nudnick), pain, persecutor, pest, tease, teaser
Words Related to nuisance

headache

harrier, heckler, interrupter (also interruptor)

hassle, plague

harasser, molester, tormentor (also tormenter), torturer
Phrases Synonymous with nuisance

pain in the neck
Near Antonyms of nuisance

charmer, smoothy (or smoothie)

comforter, solacer, soother

2 something that is a source of irritation

  • folding up this map correctly is such a nuisance
Synonyms of nuisance

aggravation, aggro [British], annoyance, bother, botheration, bugbear, exasperation, frustration, hair shirt, hassle, headache, inconvenience, irk, irritant, peeve, pest, rub, ruffle, thorn, trial, vexation
Words Related to nuisance

discomfort, fleabite, pinprick

affront, insult, offense (or offence)

upset, worry

affliction, albatross, burden, cross, curse, menace, millstone, plague, sore

anxiety, plight, predicament, tribulation, trouble

hang-up, pet peeve, problem

annoyer, disturber, harasser, mischief, offender

pandora's box
Near Antonyms of nuisance

delight, joy, pleasure

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