Nuisance Synonyms and Antonyms
no͝o'səns, nyo͝o'-
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Synonyms for Nuisance
The definition of an annoyance is a person or thing that is a bother or a nuisance.
nudnik
An obtuse, boring, or bothersome person; a pest.
An annoying, harmful, often destructive creature.
A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
poor excuse
*An unpleasant or unwelcome person
(Obsolete) A hostile encounter or meeting.
The definition of a bore is something or someone dull and uninteresting.
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Vexation is something that causes you to be annoyed or distressed.
(Idiomatic) Someone whose behaviour is reprehensible or irresponsible; a rogue
Anything inconvenient
problem-child
(Euphemistic) A child who is particularly difficult to raise or educate, especially due to a lack of self-control and disruptive and antisocial behavior.
The act or an instance of infringing, as of a law or rule; a violation.
A person regarded as colorless and primly sedate.
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A highly infectious, usually fatal, epidemic disease; a pestilence.
An annoying person or thing, especially an ill-mannered or disruptive child.
Any kind of plum that can be dried without spoiling.
foul-ball
(Baseball) A batted ball that lands in foul territory.
human mistake
*An unpleasant or unwelcome person
The definition of a louse is a tiny, wingless, sucking parasite.
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(Idiomatic) Someone or something which is annoying, irritating or inconvenient
A lazy or shiftless person, especially one who seeks to live solely by the support of others.
A source of irritation:
Great pain or anguish, physical or mental; suffering; agony
(Archaic) Fatal injury or ruin:
Anything one has to bear or put up with; heavy load, as of work, duty, responsibility, or sorrow
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An exasperating or being exasperated; great irritation or annoyance
(Informal) A cause of worry, annoyance, or trouble
Something imposed, such as a tax, an undue burden, or a fraud.
The act or process of imposing or meting out something unpleasant.
A sharp, pointed protuberance on an animal; spine
An object of dislike; annoyance
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(Physiology) The elicitation of a response to a stimulus in a plant or animal organ or tissue, especially in a nerve or muscle.
Any of various other small, chiefly arthropod animals, such as spiders, centipedes, or ticks, usually having many legs. Not in scientific use.
Antonyms for Nuisance
Anything that gives happiness or prevents misfortune; special benefit or favor
(--- Archaic) A person employed to help, especially a farm worker or domestic servant.
A humorous remark or action; joke
A source of enjoyment or delight:
Delight is defined as a feeling of great happiness or it is something that causes happiness or joy.
(Archaic) Good luck; good fortune; prosperity.
Words Related to Nuisance
(Informal) A source of annoyance; a nuisance:
An unjust, senseless, or disgraceful act or condition:
A person, circumstance, or event that causes annoyance, distress, difficulty, etc.
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