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nuisible — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • detrimental adj Causing harm or damage.
  • harmful adj Likely to cause harm, injury, or damage.
  • inimical adjective Tending to harm something or make it impossible; working against it.
  • noisome adj Morally hurtful or noxious.
  • pernicious adj Causing harm gradually or in a way that is not immediately obvious.
  • pest noun An insect or animal that damages crops, spreads disease, or is otherwise harmful.
  • prejudicial adjective Likely to cause harm or unfair disadvantage, especially in a legal or formal context.
  • varmint noun A wild animal considered a pest, especially one that threatens crops or livestock.

Senses

nuisible is used for these senses in English:

  • detrimental Causing damage or harm.
  • harmful Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
  • inimical Harmful in effect.
  • noisome (literary) Morally hurtful or noxious.
  • pernicious Causing death or injury; deadly.
  • prejudicial Causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious.
  • varmint A pestilent or predatory ground-borne animal, especially one that kills or harasses a farmer's animals or crops.

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