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What we call progress is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance.
Havelock Ellis

Meaning of "nuisance" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NUISANCE

Via Old French from nuire to injure, from Latin nocēre.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NUISANCE

nuisance  [ˈnjuːsəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NUISANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nuisance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NUISANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

nuisance

Nuisance

Nuisance is a common law tort. It means that which causes offence, annoyance, trouble or injury. A nuisance can be either public or private. A public nuisance was defined by English scholar Sir J. F. Stephen as, "an act not warranted by law, or an omission to discharge a legal duty, which act or omission obstructs or causes inconvenience or damage to the public in the exercise of rights common to all Her Majesty's subjects". Private nuisance is the interference with the right of specific people. Nuisance is one of the oldest causes of action known to the common law, with cases framed in nuisance going back almost to the beginning of recorded case law. Nuisance signifies that the "right of quiet enjoyment" is being disrupted to such a degree that a tort is being committed.

Definition of nuisance in the English dictionary

The definition of nuisance in the dictionary is a person or thing that causes annoyance or bother. Other definition of nuisance is something unauthorized that is obnoxious or injurious to the community at large or to an individual, esp in relation to his ownership or occupation of property.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NUISANCE


absence
ˈæbsəns
adolescence
ˌædəˈlɛsəns
conversance
kənˈvɜːsəns
electroluminescence
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌluːmɪˈnɛsəns
essence
ˈɛsəns
fluorescence
ˌflʊəˈrɛsəns
immunofluorescence
ˌɪmjʊnəʊflʊəˈrɛsəns
innocence
ˈɪnəsəns
licence
ˈlaɪsəns
license
ˈlaɪsəns
lucence
ˈluːsəns
luminescence
ˌluːmɪˈnɛsəns
magnificence
mæɡˈnɪfɪsəns
no-nonsense
ˌnəʊˈnɒnsəns
noctilucence
ˌnɒktɪˈluːsəns
nonsense
ˈnɒnsəns
puissance
ˈpjuːɪsəns
reconnaissance
rɪˈkɒnɪsəns
reminiscence
ˌrɛmɪˈnɪsəns
renaissance
rəˈneɪsəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NUISANCE

nuevo sol
Nuffield
Nuffield teaching project
nugae
nugatoriness
nugatory
nuggar
nugget
nuggety
NUGMW
nuisance call
nuisance caller
nuisance value
nuisancer
Nuits-Saint-Georges
NUJ
nuke
nuke the fridge

WORDS THAT END LIKE NUISANCE

advance
chevisance
cognisance
complaisance
defeasance
Early Renaissance
High Renaissance
impuissance
malfeasance
misfeasance
nonfeasance
obeisance
pleasance
public nuisance
recognisance
recusance
suffisance
the Early Renaissance
the High Renaissance
the Renaissance
usance

Synonyms and antonyms of nuisance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NUISANCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «nuisance» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of nuisance

Translation of «nuisance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NUISANCE

Find out the translation of nuisance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nuisance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nuisance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

讨厌的东西
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

molestia
570 millions of speakers

English

nuisance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उपद्रव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إِزْعَاجٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

досада
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

amolação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপদ্রব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

embarras
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kacau ganggu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Plage
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

厄介なもの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

귀찮은 존재
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nuisance
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mối phiền toái
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொல்லை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपद्रव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sıkıntı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

seccatura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

utrapienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прикрість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

belea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπελάς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorlas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

besvär
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

plage
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nuisance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NUISANCE»

The term «nuisance» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.953 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NUISANCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nuisance» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nuisance» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nuisance

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10 QUOTES WITH «NUISANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nuisance.
1
Yolanda Adams
Of course, my faith has a lot to do with being able to be public without being a public nuisance.
2
Margery Allingham
If one cannot command attention by one's admirable qualities one can at least be a nuisance.
3
Katharine Lee Bates
The habit of begging, that plague of tourist resorts, is an incessant nuisance on the Alhambra hill.
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David D. Burns
Practically everybody knows what it's like to feel anxious, worried, nervous, afraid, uptight, or panicky. Often, anxiety is just a nuisance, but sometimes it can cripple you and prevent you from doing what you really want with your life. But I have some great news for you: You can change the way you feel.
5
Frank Carson
So I rang up British Telecom, I said 'I want to report a nuisance caller', he said 'Not you again'.
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Havelock Ellis
What we call progress is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance.
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Paul Erdos
Property is a nuisance.
8
Andy Grove
I was running an assembly line designed to build memory chips. I saw the microprocessor as a bloody nuisance.
9
Daniel H. Hill
There was a nuisance in the service known as the army correspondent.
10
David Low
Here lies a nuisance dedicated to sanity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NUISANCE»

Discover the use of nuisance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nuisance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Confounded Nuisance
In addition to writing, she is in a 27 member accordion band, plays the piano, participates in square dancing and spends time with her friends and family. A sequel to A Confounded Nuisance is in the works.
Dell Craig, 2009
2
ASBO Nation: The Criminalisation of Nuisance
This collection, from an impressive panel of contributors, brings together opinion, commentary, research evidence, professional guidance, debate and critique in order to understand the phenomenon of anti-social behaviour.
Peter Squires, 2008
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Zebra Mussels and Aquatic Nuisance Species
Devided into four parts the book pays special attention to the incursion of nuisance species via the ballast water of ships.
Frank M. D'Itri, 1997
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Statutory Nuisance
This fully revised third edition gives an up-to-date, practical, and comprehensive account of the statutory nuisance regime in the UK. As a guide through each step, the book takes the reader from initial assessment of a potential nuisance, ...
Robert McCracken, Gregory Jones, James Pereira, 2012
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Simplification of Criminal Law: Public Nuisance and ...
Simplification of Criminal Law : Public Nuisance and Outraging Public Decency: A Consultation Paper
‎2010
6
The Good Neighbor Guidebook for Colorado: Necessary ...
That question is the reason we have a concept in the law called nuisance. In general, we all have the fundamental right to use our property as we wish, but our individual rights stop at that invisible line where the rights of others begin. Statutes ...
Nancy S. Greif, Erin J. Johnson, 2000
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A Nuisance (Mills & Boon Vintage Desire)
Mr. January Name: Stefan Szyszko (Pronounced "Cisco"), confirmed bachelor.
Lass Small, 2012
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Statutory nuisance: a guide for professionals
Statutory Nuisance helps deal with concerns amongst local authorities as to when they can serve an abatement notice and when they do, what must be included.
Roger Butterfield, Jessica Holroyd, 2000
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Philippine Law on Torts and Damages
According to some courts, however, whether a thing is a nuisance per se depends upon the surrounding circumstances, in cluding the location, and each case depends upon its own facts for classification, as a nuisance in law, or in fact,  ...
J. Cezar S. Sangco, 1993
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Remedies in Contract and Tort
25 Interference with the enjoyment of land: private nuisance Introduction: the nature of liability for private nuisance As questions of liability are avoided in this book so far as possible, this chapter attempts to confine itself to consideration of the ...
Donald Harris, David Campbell, Roger Halson, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NUISANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nuisance is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Nuisance' or history?
That's sure to spark a lawsuit when Landrieu's “nuisance” court renders its verdict. I admit to having mixed, if any, emotions about the statues. «bestofneworleans.com, Jul 15»
2
Oh, deer: Union residents want to address city's nuisance deer …
Oh, deer: Union residents want to address city's nuisance deer problem ... shrubs, trees and gardens, injure dogs and are a general nuisance. «La Grande Observer, Jul 15»
3
City passes nuisance ordinance; chronic offenders subject to fines
If you live in a home that's considered a nuisance, you could be subjected to fines, along with other fees. The City of Tehachapi is cracking ... «Tehachapi News, Jul 15»
4
Another Nuisance Black Bear Euthanized By Conservation …
The homeowner initially contacted MDC staff to report the nuisance animal and told staff that she had not fed the bear. She then followed ... «Lake Expo, Jul 15»
5
Police Debut Nuisance Abatement Vehicle to Cut Down on Crime
Rockford Police parked a Nuisance Abatement vehicle on the city's west side on Auburn street, right where much of the recent crime is ... «WIFR, Jul 15»
6
Insurance Coverage for Nuisance Claims in the Oil Patch
Frustrated property owners are increasingly bringing nuisance claims based on bright lights, loud noises, traffic, dust, odors, wastewater and ... «Texas Lawyer, Jul 15»
7
Lead amending nuisance and junk vehicle ordinance
LEAD — A proposed ordinance modifying Lead's public nuisance and abandoned, derelict, and junk vehicle regulations passed its first reading ... «Black Hills Pioneer, Jul 15»
8
Jefferson adopts nuisance policy
JEFFERSON — The Jefferson Common Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance to regulate chronic public nuisance ... «Daily Union, Jul 15»
9
Judge blocks demolition of 'public nuisance' house
MASON CITY, Iowa —A judge has blocked efforts in Mason City to demolish a house that officials have deemed a public nuisance. «KCCI Des Moines, Jul 15»
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'A Badger Chased Me': Nuisance 999 Calls Made
Avon and Somerset Police has shared some of the nuisance 999 calls received during one 24-hour period this week. One man is heard ... «Sky News, Jul 15»

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