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Noun: nuisance  n(y)oo-sun(t)s
  1. (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
     
  2. A bothersome annoying person
    "that kid is a terrible nuisance"
    - pain, pain in the neck

Derived forms: nuisances

Type of: annoyance, bother, botheration, disagreeable person, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck, unpleasant person

Encyclopedia: Nuisance