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Nuisance vs Problem - What's the difference?

nuisance | problem |

As nouns the difference between nuisance and problem

is that nuisance is a minor annoyance or inconvenience while problem is a difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.

As an adjective problem is

difficult to train or guide; unruly.

nuisance

English

Noun

(wikipedia nuisance) (en noun)
  • A minor annoyance or inconvenience.
  • A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.
  • (legal) Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists.
    • a public nuisance

    Synonyms

    * (minor annoyance or inconvenience) annoyance, inconvenience, offense * (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) bother, obstacle, pest

    Antonyms

    * (minor annoyance or inconvenience) enjoyment

    Derived terms

    * nuisance tax ----

    problem

    English

    (wikipedia problem)

    Alternative forms

    * probleme (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
  • :
  • *
  • *:“[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2014-03-07, author= Nicole Vulser
    • , volume=190, issue=13, page=30, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Perfume manufacturers must cope with the scarcity of precious supplies , passage=The perfume industry is facing a major problem : maintaining constant levels of quality is crucial, but it is increasingly difficult to obtain a regular supply of all the necessary natural ingredients.}}
  • A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.
  • A puzzling circumstance.

    • Antonyms

    * solution

    Derived terms

    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Difficult to train or guide; unruly.

    • See also

    * trouble

    External links

    * * * 1000 English basic words ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

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