English → Latin
“nuisance” in Latin
molestiatrouble, troublesomeness, irksomeness; uneasiness, annoyance; molestationonusburden, load; cargo, freight; tax, tax burdenincommodusinconvenient, unsuitable, unfit, unseasonable; troublesome, disagreeableafferōto carry forth; to bring forth; conduct; to bring, bear, convey or carry information, report, announce, inform, publish,suscipiōto take up, acknowledge; to undertake, assume, begin, incur, enter upon (especially when done voluntarily and as a favor
The English word nuisance itself goes back to Latin noceō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
nuisance
molestia; onus; incommodum: to be a nuisance to anybody, molestiam alicui exhibere, afferre (Terentianus); alicui oneri esse (Liv.): to find anything a nuisance, molestiam capere, suscipere, trahere ex aliqua re.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for nuisance?
- The usual Latin words for “nuisance” are molestia, onus, incommodus; also afferō, suscipiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.