Chicken pox is an itchy nuisance for kids.
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Nuisance
/ˈnjuː.səns/
Synonyms for "nuisance" (150 found)
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Strong matches (45)
crashing boredevilmentdifficultydiscomfortdoggingdownerdragdripdryasdustdustyexasperationflat tirefrightful boregallhandfulharassmentharryinghassleheadachehounding
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Related words (75)
Noun(44 words)
Adjective(2 words)
Verb(1 words)
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More general
15 entriesannoyancebotherbotherationdisturbanceharmindividualinflictionnegative stimuluspainpain in the asspain in the neckpersonproblemtortwrongdoing
More specific
6 entriesminor nuisancenoisy neighborpet peeveprivate nuisancepublic nuisancerowdy neighbor
Collocations
6 entriesnoise nuisancenuisance abatementnuisance claimnuisance valueprivate nuisancepublic nuisance
Inflections
1 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
The noise was so loud that it was a nuisance to the neighbors.
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What a nuisance that child is!
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It's too much of a nuisance.
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