Noun: nuisance n(y)oo-sun(t)s
- Something or someone that causes annoyance, inconvenience, or makes life more difficult
"that kid is a terrible nuisance";
- annoyance, bother, botheration [informal], pain, infliction, pain in the neck [informal], irritation
- (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
"The constant noise from the neighbouring factory was deemed a nuisance by the court"
Derived forms: nuisances
Type of: negative stimulus
Encyclopedia: Nuisance