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Added 9 October 2026

nuisance

/ˈnjuː.səns/ noun

Latin root: nocēre Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about nuisance at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive.
A bothersome annoying person.
that kid is a terrible pain

Origin

From Middle English noysaunce, from Anglo-Norman nusaunce, nussance and Old French nuisance, from nuisir (“to harm”), from Latin nocēre. Doublet of nocence and nocency.

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