亚洲网紅露点

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nuisance

[ noo-suhns, nyoo- ]

noun

  1. an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.:

    a monthly meeting that was more nuisance than pleasure.

  2. Law. something offensive or annoying to individuals or to the community, especially in violation of their legal rights.


nuisance

/ 藞苍箩耻藧蝉蓹苍蝉 /

noun

    1. a person or thing that causes annoyance or bother
    2. ( as modifier )

      nuisance calls

  1. law something unauthorized that is obnoxious or injurious to the community at large ( public nuisance ) or to an individual, esp in relation to his ownership or occupation of property ( private nuisance )
  2. nuisance value
    the usefulness of a person's or thing's capacity to cause difficulties or irritation
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of nuisance1

First recorded in 1375鈥1425; late Middle English nu(i)sa(u)nce, from Anglo-French, from nuis(er) 鈥渢o harm鈥 (from Latin 苍辞肠脓谤别 鈥渢o harm, injure鈥) + -ance -ance
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of nuisance1

C15: via Old French from nuire to injure, from Latin 苍辞肠脓谤别
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Idioms and Phrases

see make a nuisance of oneself .
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Example Sentences

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University researchers had received numerous reports from the public of nuisance biting and originally suspected midges or clegs to be responsible.

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Police arrested the protesters on suspicion of causing a public nuisance and they remain in custody.

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It made "intentionally or recklessly causing public nuisance" a statutory offence.

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Jokes aside, it crystallized why I felt so queasy, listening to prayers and programs that reduced the "trials" of Christian life to squabbles with neighbors and nuisances at work.

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While the Black Series trailers are no longer a problem for City of Industry and Los Angeles County authorities, Wildomar officials say the trailers are now a nuisance for them.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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