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nuisance
English
Etymology
From Middle English nuisance, from Anglo-Norman nusaunce, nussance etc., from Old French nuisance, from nuisir (“to harm”), from Latin noce? (“to harm”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?nus?ns/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?nju?s?ns/
Noun
nuisance (countable and uncountable, plural nuisances)
- A minor annoyance or inconvenience.
- 2010, Jeffrey M. Wooldridge, Econometric Analysis of Cross Section and Panel Data (2nd Edition), The MIT Press, p. 407
- By itself, nondifferentiability at zero is a minor nuisance.
- 2010, Jeffrey M. Wooldridge, Econometric Analysis of Cross Section and Panel Data (2nd Edition), The MIT Press, p. 407
- 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.
Synonyms
- (minor annoyance or inconvenience): annoyance, inconvenience, offense
- (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience): bother, obstacle, pest
Antonyms
- (minor annoyance or inconvenience): enjoyment
Related terms
- nuisance call
- nuisance tax
Translations
References
- nuisance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
From Old French nuisance, from nuisir (“to harm”) (compare also French nuire), from Latin noce? (“I harm”), noc?re; may correspond to Late Latin noc?ntia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n?i.z??s/
- Rhymes: -??s
Noun
nuisance f (plural nuisances)
- nuisance
- pollution
- Les nuisances sonores sont un véritable fléau dans ce quartier.
Related terms
- nuire
Further reading
- “nuisance” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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hardship
English
Etymology
From Middle English hardshipe, equivalent to hard +? -ship.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?h??d???p/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h??d???p/
- Hyphenation: hard?ship
Noun
hardship (countable and uncountable, plural hardships)
- Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
Antonyms
- softship
Translations
Verb
hardship (third-person singular simple present hardships, present participle hardshipping, simple past and past participle hardshipped)
- (transitive) To treat (a person) badly; to subject to hardships.
- 1969, Tract Series (issues 96-129, page 529)
- […] an adjustment of the income tax could easily produce the twenty millions without hardshipping any industrious person in the community […]
- 1969, Tract Series (issues 96-129, page 529)
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