different between nuisance vs nauseous
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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nauseous
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?n??z??s/, /?n??s??s/
- (US) IPA(key): /?n????s/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /?n????s/
Etymology
From Latin nause?sus (“causing nausea”), corresponding synchronically to nausea +? -ous.
Adjective
nauseous (comparative more nauseous, superlative most nauseous)
- Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting. [from 17th c.]
- 1786, Hester Thrale Piozzi, Thraliana, 27 June:
- [T]he Italians grossness of Conversation is still very offensive & nauseous, tho' long accustomed to it.
- 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, I:
- And then what proper person can be partial / To all those nauseous epigrams of Martial?
- 1786, Hester Thrale Piozzi, Thraliana, 27 June:
- (obsolete) Inclined to nausea; sickly, squeamish. [17th c.]
- (sometimes proscribed) Afflicted with nausea; sick. [from 19th c.]
- 1848, Samuel Hahnemann, The Chronic Diseases, Their Specific Nature and Their Homeopathic Treatment: Antipsoric Remedies, Volume 2:
- After he had scarcely eaten enough, he felt nauseous; but nausea ceased as soon as he stopped eating entirely, …
- 1878, The North American Journal of Homeopathy, Volume 27:
- […] during stretching the patient felt nauseous …
- 2010, Tom Smith, The Guardian, 4 Sep 2010:
- Is it a myth that you shouldn't drink alcohol while taking antibiotics? I often do and haven't felt remotely nauseous.
- 1848, Samuel Hahnemann, The Chronic Diseases, Their Specific Nature and Their Homeopathic Treatment: Antipsoric Remedies, Volume 2:
Usage notes
Some state that nauseous should be used as synonymous with nauseating. AHD4 notes that that in common usage, nauseous is synonymous with nauseated.
Synonyms
- nauseating - causing disgust rather than nausea
Translations
See also
- nauseated - afflicted with nausea
- queasy
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