nuisance call

English translation: explanation

04:14 Jan 13, 2005

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications) / phone call

English term or phrase: nuisance call

Talking about a call by phone. Any idea is appreciated.

Tsogt Gombosuren KudoZ activity Questions: 122 (none open) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 1677 Canada
Local time: 12:38

Selected answer:explanation

Explanation:
I think this definition can help you:

"Telephone Harassment
If you are receiving harassing telephone calls, there are steps you can take to resolve the problem. First, you must understand the difference between a "nuisance" call and "harassing" call.

A "nuisance" call may be an occasional wrong number, an unwanted sales call, or a misdialed number.

A "harassing" telephone call is one in which the caller has a clear intent to disturb or alarm the person receiving the call. Continuous calling without speaking, obscene calls, heavy breathing, and threats are examples of telephone harassment."

http://www.ci.neptune-beach.fl.us/public_safety_hdi_harass.h...

However, this can be a technical definition which slightly varies from country to country. I'm not sure. Maybe other answers will clarify this.

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As for your question: can it be \"an anonymous phone call\",

If there is a global differentiation as I wrote above, then the \"anonymous phone call\" could be \"a nuisance call\" or \"a harassing call\", depending on the frequency of the calls. I mean, if someone misdials a phone one or two times and then stops, this is \"a nuisance call\" according to the above definition. But is they continue to call, then their motive seems more like harrassment.

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correcting the last sentence: \"But IF they continue to call...\"

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According to your last definition, \"a call to threaten somebody\", this is a \"harassing call\". But let\'s wait for the other answers, maybe there are other definitions.

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According to your last definition, \"a call to threaten somebody\", this is a \"harassing call\". But let\'s wait for the other answers, maybe there are other definitions.

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I agree with Sanjay Agrawal that an \"anonymous\" phone caller is someone who refuses to divulge his/her identity.

Selected response from:

Balaban Cerit
Türkiye
Local time: 21:38

Grading comment

Thank you very much for your explanations! Many thanks to all!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

3 +5

explanation

Balaban Cerit

4 +3

an unwanted call

Larissa Dinsley

5 +1

unwanted call

Veronica Prpic Uhing

Caller on the phone is creating nuisance ...

Craft.Content

harassment call

humbird

a waste of my time

Coral Getino

prank call

JM Simon (X)

having to phone someone who you don't want to talk to

Charlesp

Discussion entries: 9

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

an unwanted call

Explanation:
usually from the so called "telemarketers" - to sell or to advertise somthing

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Or have a look here:

http://www.ecustomerserviceworld.com/earticlesstore_articles...

Nuisance and Abandoned Calls
Here we look at what the DMAs in both the UK and the US have been doing to regulate predictive dialler behaviour.

Type of Nuisance Call
1. The phone rings a few times and then stops before you have a chance to reach it.

Type of Nuisance Call
2. You answer the phone, and there is no one there to respond to you, so you wait for seconds, often many, and may hang up before an agent comes on the line.

Type of Nuisance Call
3. You answer the phone and the dialler immediately abandons the call.

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Nuisance Calls

Nuisance calls can range from an excessive amount of ‘wrong numbers’ to persistent unsolicited calls.

http://www.telewest.co.uk/html/telephone/phonesecurity/unwan...

Larissa Dinsley
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:38
Native speaker of:

Russian,

Ukrainian

8 mins confidence:

Caller on the phone is creating nuisance ...

Explanation:
Usually, the telephone caller is creating nuisance - instances include:
- telemarketers, who make unsolicited calls,
- anonymous callers, who simply disconnect the phone after you have picked up,
- wrong numbers,
etc.

Hth,

Sanjay.

Craft.Content
Local time: 00:08
Native speaker of:

Hindi
PRO pts in category: 4

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

explanation

Balaban Cerit
Türkiye
Local time: 21:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Turkish
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thank you very much for your explanations! Many thanks to all!

14 mins confidence:

harassment call

Explanation:
A call deliberately intended to harass. It is illegal in America. A call like midnight intended to disturb your sleep, or a plain silent call (dead silence when you answer), or say something obscene.

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Anonymous call is only one of the harassment calls.

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Your note on Larrisas, I would say telemarketing falls under \"nuisance calls\", but wrong dialing is not. It is not intended to interfere with original function of telephone -- to communicate.

humbird
Native speaker of:

Japanese,

English

30 mins confidence:

a waste of my time

Explanation:
any phone call that is bothersome, either because it interrupts what you are doing, is pointless, is annoying. Calls that really have no purpose or meaning for you!

Coral Getino
United States
Native speaker of:

Spanish

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

unwanted call

Explanation:
not wanted calls

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Nuisance Calls. Definition Nuisance calls are of an offensive, annoying or harrassing nature.

Veronica Prpic Uhing
United States
Local time: 13:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Croatian

1 hr confidence:

prank call

Explanation:
Children often did this sort of thing for fun before the invention of "Caller ID." This is generally what I think of when I hear "nuisance call."

I suppose it could mean telemarketers. They are a nuisance, however they are not that often referred to as "nuisance calls."

Nuisance means "inconvenient, annoying."

JM Simon (X)
Native speaker of:

English

10 hrs confidence:

having to phone someone who you don't want to talk to

Explanation:
actually, all of the above explainations are good too - I just wanted to add my two cents, not to be a nuisance though!

Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 20:38
Native speaker of: English

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