Annoyance vs. Nuisance: What's the Difference?
Annoyance and Nuisance Definitions
Annoyance
The act of annoying or the state of being annoyed.
Nuisance
One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother
Having to stand in line was a nuisance. The disruptive child was a nuisance to the class.
Annoyance
A cause of irritation or vexation; a nuisance.
Nuisance
(Law) A use of property or course of conduct that interferes with the legal rights of others by causing damage, annoyance, or inconvenience.
Annoyance
(countable) That which annoys.
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Nuisance
A minor annoyance or inconvenience.
The neighbor's dog barking throughout the night is a right nuisance - I'm going to complain.
Annoyance
(countable) An act or instance of annoying.
Nuisance
A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.
You can be such a nuisance when you don't get your way.
Annoyance
(uncountable) The psychological state of being annoyed or irritated.
Nuisance
(legal) Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists.
A public nuisance
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Annoyance
The act of annoying, or the state of being annoyed; molestation; vexation; annoy.
A deep clay, giving much annoyance to passengers.
For the further annoyance and terror of any besieged place, they would throw into it dead bodies.
Nuisance
That which annoys or gives trouble and vexation; that which is offensive or noxious.
Annoyance
That which annoys.
A grain, a dust, a gnat, a wandering hair,Any annoyance in that precious sense.
Nuisance
(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
Annoyance
The psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
Nuisance
A bothersome annoying person;
That kid is a terrible pain
Annoyance
Anger produced by some annoying irritation
Annoyance
An unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating
Annoyance
Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness;
Washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer
A bit of a bother
He's not a friend, he's an infliction
Annoyance
The act of troubling or annoying someone
