ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsNnuisance
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nuisance
Meaning: a person, thing, or situation that causes annoyance
nuisance in a sentence
How nuisance is used in real sentences:
The buzzing fly became a real nuisance during dinner.
The neighbor's barking dog had become such a nuisance that residents finally called the city about it.
“Even a tiny fly became a nuisance when repeated attacks interrupted cutters and slowed their lines.”
— from the passage Gardens Beneath the Forest
Synonyms for nuisance
Other words for nuisance — annoyance, bother and irritant — carry the same meaning.
- annoyance
- bother
- irritant
Antonyms of nuisance
Words that mean the opposite of nuisance:
- pleasure
- delight
Where it comes from
From Old French nuisance 'harm, injury'
Memory hook
NUISANCE sounds like 'new-since' — new since when did this get so annoying?