nuisance — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A minor annoyance or inconvenience.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   The neighbor's dog barking throughout the night is a right nuisance - I'm going to complain.

   What a nuisance to have to go now!

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   By itself, nondifferentiability at zero is a minor nuisance.

2. A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   You can be such a nuisance when you don't get your way.

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   With Vardy working tirelessly up front, chasing lost causes and generally making a nuisance of himself, Sevilla were never allowed to settle on a night when the atmosphere was electric inside the King Power Stadium.

3. Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   a public nuisance

Noun

1. (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive

   Broader terms

   annoyancebotherbotherationpaininflictionpain in the neckpain in the ass

2. something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

   Synonyms

   annoyancebotherbotherationpaininflictionpain in the neckpain in the ass

   Broader terms

   negative stimulus

   Examples

   a bit of a bother

   he's not a friend, he's an infliction

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   washing dishes was a pain in the neck before we got a dish washer