nuisance
Source of aggravation
A nuisance is something or someone that causes annoyance, inconvenience, or minor harm.
The word covers a wide range—from a buzzing fly to a neighbor's barking dog to bureaucratic red tape: What a nuisance to have to fill out all these forms.
In law, a nuisance is an activity or condition that interferes with others' use of property or public spaces.
Mild anger or inflammation
- botherTo annoy or disturb
- aggravationState of being vexed
- vexationFrustrated annoyance
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
frustration · peeve · displeasure · inconvenience · hassle · headache · irritant · thorn
Untidy collection of items
- junkWorthless discarded items
- litterScattered waste or debris
- eyesoreOffensively unattractive thing
- messDisorderly, troublesome condition
debris · garbage · pollution · dumping · graffiti · weeds · obstruction · hazard
Unwanted auditory disturbance
- racketUproar, scam, or paddle
- dinSustained unpleasant noise
- commotionNoisy, confused disturbance
- ruckusNoisy, disruptive commotion
clamor · disruption · distraction · interruption · loudness · blaring · honking · barking
Actionable civil harm
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- abatementDecrease in force
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
zoning · plaintiff · defendant · complaint · lawsuit · damages · remedy · property
Intrusive interference in others' concerns
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- snoopingSecretly investigating others
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- impositionUnfair demand on someone
trespass · encroachment · overstepping · busybody · nosiness · interloper · unwelcome · uninvited
irritation
Mild anger or inflammation
- botherTo annoy or disturb
- aggravationState of being vexed
- vexationFrustrated annoyance
exasperation · frustration · peeve · displeasure · inconvenience · hassle · headache · irritant · thorn · bugbear
clutter
Untidy collection of items
mess · debris · garbage · pollution · dumping · graffiti · weeds · obstruction · hazard · smell
noise
Unwanted auditory disturbance
ruckus · clamor · disruption · distraction · interruption · loudness · blaring · honking · barking · alarm
tort
Actionable civil harm
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- abatementDecrease in force
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
ordinance · zoning · plaintiff · defendant · complaint · lawsuit · damages · remedy · property · neighbor
meddling
Intrusive interference in others' concerns
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- snoopingSecretly investigating others
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
imposition · trespass · encroachment · overstepping · busybody · nosiness · interloper · unwelcome · uninvited · invasion
mosquito
Blood-feeding flying pest
cockroach · ant · flea · tick · weevil · gopher · mole · pigeon · raccoon · squirrel
- annoying peoplepest, hecklers, meddlers, bore, busybodies
- Rascalsrascal, imp, scamp, scallywag, scalawag
- troublemakerstroublemaker, rascals, delinquents, imps, brats
- unwantedreject, outcast, pariah, uninvited guest, intruder
- tort lawtort, tort law, negligence, duty of care, breach of duty
- annoyancesirritations, irritation, pest, pests, peeve
- public nuisanceOffense harming the community
- nuisance callsUnwanted telephone solicitations
- make a nuisance of oneselfIrritate through persistent presence
- nuisance feesAnnoying minor charges
- nuisance callerOne who phones to irritate
- nuisance animalsProblem wildlife requiring removal