nuisance
Someone or something that annoys you or causes trouble.
nuisance in a sentence
- The buzzing wasp was a nuisance at our picnic.
- My little cousin can be a nuisance when she hides my homework.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to nuisance?
- Ablessing
- Bdelight
- Chelp
- Dpest
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D: pest. The other three mean the opposite of nuisance.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to nuisance?
- Abother
- Bblessing
- Cpest
- Dannoyance
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B: blessing. The other three mean nearly the same as nuisance.
Words that mean something similar
pest, bother, annoyance
Words that mean the opposite
blessing, delight, help
More words about behaviour & manners
- nurture: To care for something and help it grow.
- obedient: Doing what you are told without a fuss.
- oblige: To do something helpful that someone has asked you to do.
- obnoxious: Very rude and unpleasant in a way that annoys everyone.
- offend: To upset someone by being rude or unkind.
- oppose: To be against something and try to stop it.
- oppress: To treat people cruelly and unfairly, keeping them under control.
- painstaking: Done with great care and attention to every detail.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test