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nuisance vs annoyance

annoyance vs nuisance

nuisance and annoyance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nuisance Yes No No No
annoyance Yes No No No
As nouns, annoyance is a hypernym of nuisance; that is, annoyance is a word with a broader meaning than nuisance:
  • 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: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
Other hypernyms of nuisance include bother, botheration, infliction, nuisance, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck.
As nouns, nuisance and annoyance are synonyms defined as:
  • nuisance and annoyance: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
Other synonyms of nuisance include bother, botheration, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck.
nuisance (noun) annoyance (noun)
(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive the act of troubling or annoying someone
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
anger produced by some annoying irritation
an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
Difference between nuisance and annoyance

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