Noise is defined as sound that annoys, disturbs, or risks hearing damage

Evidence

Orientation and communication by sound are activities inherent to human beings as well. Orientation is often instinctive, without conscious attention. We receive continuously a multitude of sound information, but most of these data remain outside of our consciousness. Sounds that are unexpected or otherwise in the focus of attention can be analysed and memorized in more detail over long periods of time. If a sound is annoying, disturbing, or just so loud that it can be harmful to the hearing of a subject, it is called noise. — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 70

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines ‘noise’ along a subjective/harm spectrum — annoying, disturbing, or dangerously loud sound.
• XREF: connects to: Noise is best defined contextually as any sound that obstructs intended communication — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 1241