nuisance
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səns, ˈnyu- noun
1.
an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.: a monthly meeting that was more nuisance than pleasure.
2.
Law. something offensive or annoying to individuals or to the community, especially in violation of their legal rights.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English nu(i)sa(u)nce < Anglo-French, equivalent to nuis(er) to harm (≪ Latin nocēre) + -ance -ance
1375–1425; late Middle English nu(i)sa(u)nce < Anglo-French, equivalent to nuis(er) to harm (≪ Latin nocēre) + -ance -ance
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. a person or thing that causes annoyance or bother |
| b. (as modifier): nuisance calls | |
| 2. | 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) |
| 3. | nuisance value the usefulness of a person's or thing's capacity to cause difficulties or irritation |
| [C15: via Old French from nuire to injure, from Latin nocēre] | |
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Nuisance
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Word Origin & History
nuisance
c.1410, "injury, hurt, harm," from Anglo-Fr. nusaunce, from O.Fr. nuisance, from pp. stem of nuire "to harm," from L. nocere "to hurt" (see noxious). Sense has softened over time, to "anything obnoxious to a community" (bad smells, pests, eyesores), 1661, then "source of
annoyance, something personally disagreeable" (1831). Applied to persons from 1695.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
Whether a trout is a nuisance or a valued member of the community depends upon where you stand on the map.
In some areas, such as airports, they are so numerous that they are considered a nuisance.
They are a nuisance, less dangerous than driving while texting.
How to control nuisance cottontails on your property.
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