Synonyms for nuisance
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Trouble
trouble, plague, pain, thorn, vexation, scourge, irritation, grievance, infliction, bore, discomfort, torment, affliction, botheration dated
2. Annoyance — A minor annoyance or inconvenience
annoyance, inconvenience, mischief, offense US, offence UK
Definitions
- n. 1
A minor annoyance or inconvenience.
What a nuisance to have to go now!
- n. 2
A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.
You can be such a nuisance when you don't get your way.
- n. 3
Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists.
Related words
- Phrases
- nuisance tax
Forms
- Plural
- nuisances → troubles, plagues, pains, thorns…
Example sentences
- plague Their first daughter died from the plague in 1576.
- irritation The vet examined the cat for a wound or irritation.
- scourge Islam is the most dangerous scourge for society.
- vexation Free yourself of sadness, vexation, and fear!
- inconvenience Tom was sorry for the inconvenience he had caused.
- annoyance To our great annoyance, he barged in on our party.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| nuisance | falling | |
| plague | rising | |
| irritation | rising | |
| scourge | rising | |
| vexation | rising | |
| inconvenience | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- pain1, bore1, pest1
- 5 letters
- thorn1, vonce
- 6 letters
- bother2, plague1, hassle2, wiener2
- 7 letters
- trouble2, offense2, offence, torment2, scourge1, palaver, malefit
- 8 letters
- obstacle3, mischief2, drawback2, vexation
- 9 letters
- annoyance3, grievance2
- 10 letters
- discomfort3, irritation4, affliction3, infliction3
- 11 letters
- botheration
- 13 letters
- inconvenience4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bother2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- embêtement