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Meaning of Nuisance | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈnjuː.səns

Definitions

  1. A minor annoyance or inconvenience.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.
    countable, uncountable
  3. Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية إزعاج مصدر الإزعاج مضايق مضايقة
Bosanski giba досада
Català incomoditat lata molèstia pesat plepa
Čeština pohoršení protiva
Deutsch Ärger Ärgernis Belästigung Gefrett Gfrett Plage Quälgeist Unwesen
Ελληνικά βάσανο ενόχληση μουνόψειρα μπελάς
Esperanto agacaĵo malagrablaĵo
Español engarnio engorro estorbo giba incomodidad inconveniente molestia molienda pepla
Suomi häriläs harmi harminkappale kiusa kiusankappale maanvaiva riesa
Français embêtement nuisance
Gaeilge crá croí
Galego engarro enturro torgallo
עברית כאב ראש
Hrvatski giba досада
Magyar bosszúság botrány kellemetlenség
Bahasa Indonesia gangguan
日本語 厄介者 迷惑 迷惑な人 迷惑な物 邪魔物
한국어 거머리 골칫거리 민폐 방해 불쾌함 성가심 페
Kurdî kero
Nederlands ergernis lastpost ongemak overlast
Polski cholera niedogodność nieznośnik plaga przykrość strapienie uciążliwość utrapienie utrapieniec
Português distúrbio inadequado incómodo inconveniente inoportuno pedra no sapato
Русский досада неприятность неудобство ньюснс поме́ха
Српски giba досада
Svenska olägenhet otyg
Kiswahili kero
Türkçe sıkıntı
Українська зніякові́лість незручність

Examples

“The neighbor's dog barking throughout the night is a right nuisance - I'm going to complain.”
“What a nuisance to have to go now!”
“By itself, nondifferentiability at zero is a minor nuisance.”
“You can be such a nuisance when you don't get your way.”
“With Vardy working tirelessly up front, chasing lost causes and generally making a nuisance of himself, Sevilla were never allowed to settle on a night when the atmosphere was electric inside the King Power Stadium.”
“a public nuisance”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

nuisance call nuisance caller nuisance candidate nuisance fee nuisance ground nuisance parameter

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