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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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misery
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French miserie (modern: misère), from Latin miseria, from miser. Doublet of misère.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?z(?)??/
- (General American) enPR: m?z??-r?, m?z?r?, IPA(key): /?m?z(?)?i/
- Hyphenation: mis?ery
Noun
misery (countable and uncountable, plural miseries)
- Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
- (US and Britain, dialects) A bodily ache or pain.
- 1868, John Vestal Hadley, Seven Months a Prisoner, page 15:
- [...] and I had a misery in my left breast and shoulder. I was hurt, but knew not how or how much.
- 1868, John Vestal Hadley, Seven Months a Prisoner, page 15:
- Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
- (Extreme) poverty.
- (archaic) greed; avarice.
Synonyms
- see Thesaurus:greed
Derived terms
- put out of one's misery
Related terms
- commiserate
- miser
- miserable
Translations
Anagrams
- Myries
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