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Webster 1913 Edition
Nuisance
Nui′sance
,Noun.
[OE.
noisance
, OF. noisance
, nuisance
, fr. L. nocentia
guilt, fr. nocere
to hurt, harm; akin to necare
to kill. Cf Necromancy
, Nocent
, Noxious
, Pernicious
.] That which annoys or gives trouble and vexation; that which is offensive or noxious.
☞ Nuisances are public when they annoy citizens in general; private, when they affect individuals only.
Webster 1828 Edition
Nuisance
NU'ISANCE
,Noun.
1.
That which annoys or gives trouble and vexation; that which is offensive or noxious. A liar is a nusance to society.2.
In law, that which incommodes or annoys; something that produces inconvenience or damage. Nusances are public or private; public, when they annoy citizens in general, as obstructions of the highway; private, when they affect individuals only, as when one man erects a house so near his neighbor's as to throw the water off the roof upon his neighbor's land or house, or to intercept the light that his neighbor before enjoyed.Definition 2024
nuisance
nuisance
English
Noun
nuisance (plural nuisances)
- A minor annoyance or inconvenience.
- A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.
- (law) Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists.
- a public nuisance
Synonyms
- (minor annoyance or inconvenience): annoyance, inconvenience, offense
- (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience): bother, obstacle, pest
Antonyms
- (minor annoyance or inconvenience): enjoyment
Derived terms
Translations
minor annoyance or inconvenience
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person or thing causing annoyance of inconvenience
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law: anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it