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nuisance (noun)

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  • nuisance — ► NOUN ▪ a person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance. ORIGIN Old French, hurt , from Latin nocere to harm …   English terms dictionary

  • nuisance — nui·sance / nüs əns, nyüs / n [Anglo French nusaunce, from Old French nuire to harm, from Latin nocēre]: something (as an act, object, or practice) that invades or interferes with another s rights or interests (as the use or enjoyment of… …   Law dictionary

  • nuisance — nui‧sance [ˈnjuːsns ǁ ˈnuː ] noun [countable, uncountable] LAW someone or something that causes public annoyance: • After a local jury found the noise was a nuisance, a judge ruled that the bell can no longer ring at night. • movement of… …   Financial and business terms

  • nuisance — noun 1 (countable usually singular) a person, thing, or situation that annoys you or causes problems: Those dogs next door are a thorough nuisance. | What a nuisance! spoken: What a nuisance! I ve forgotten my ticket. | make a nuisance of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • nuisance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, real ▪ minor ▪ public ▪ He was charged with committing a public nuisance. PREPOSITION …   Collocations dictionary

  • nuisance value — noun the quality of an embarrassing situation he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal • Syn: ↑awkwardness • Derivationally related forms: ↑awkward (for: ↑awkwardness) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • nuisance abatement — noun (law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance • Syn: ↑abatement of a nuisance • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑abatement …   Useful english dictionary

  • nuisance tax — noun a tax based on the cost of the item purchased and collected directly from the buyer • Syn: ↑sales tax • Hypernyms: ↑excise, ↑excise tax * * * noun : an excise tax levied on a wide range of miscellaneous commodities and borne mostly by the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nuisance — noun I find these long journeys a nuisance Syn: annoyance, inconvenience, bore, bother, irritation, problem, trouble, trial, burden; pest, plague, thorn in one s side/flesh; informal pain, pain in the neck, hassle, bind, drag, chore, aggravati …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • nuisance — noun Etymology: Middle English nusaunce, noisaunce, from Anglo French, from nuisir, nuire to harm, from Latin nocēre more at noxious Date: 15th century 1. harm, injury 2. one that is annoying, unpleasant, or obnoxious ; pest …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • nuisance tax — noun Date: 1924 an excise tax collected in small amounts on a wide range of commodities directly from the consumer …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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