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Is it true that when someone uses the word うるさい, it means that there is a
feeling of _"discontent"_ ?

Like for example, we will take this sentence: "It will be noisy in the
factory"

"It will be noisy in the factory" is neutral. (no nuance of _annoyance_ )

But is it true that if we translate that sentence into japanese using うるさい as
a replacement for noisy, immediately we will have the nuance that the speaker
is "annoyed" at the noisyness?
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vocabulary nuances
Does うるさい have a "negative" connotation?
Yes. It has negative connotation. I think the English `noisy` has it as well.
The neutral way of saying it in Japanese is `音が大きい`, and in English `the sound
is loud`.
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`うるさい` definitely conveys a negative attribute which you could reasonably call
"annoyance".

This is why in Japanese, the equivalent of "shut up!" is `「うるさい！」`. It's
saying the noise you're making is annoying, and _therefor_ you should "shut
up".

So if you say:

> 工場{こうじょう}の中{なか}はうるさい

... you're definitely saying "the inside of the factory is loud" in an
uncomfortable way. "Annoying," if you like.

If you wanted to say it with a neutral tone:

> 工場{こうじょう}の中{なか}は音{おと}が大{おお}きい。

"There is a great deal of noise inside the factory."

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On a side note, I actually think the English "noisy" is also negative. If I
wanted to describe the sound in the factory without a negative connotation I'd
say, "It's _loud_ in the factory."
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I think it has a negative nuance.

The other day, I was walking next to a laboratory with a lot of computers. It
made hell of a noise. I said "うるさいですね" as we passed by, and some people around
me told me that I had just done a blatant impoliteness.

I still think that it's no more impolite than saying "it's hot" during summer,
but eh…
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