nuisance
/ˈnuːsəns/
noun
- A person, thing, or situation that causes annoyance, inconvenience, or trouble.
- My little brother can be a nuisance when he keeps interrupting my homework.
- The constant noise from the construction site is a real nuisance.
- Having to wait in line for an hour was a nuisance.
- In law, an act or condition that unreasonably interferes with the use or enjoyment of property or public rights.
- The abandoned building became a nuisance and a safety hazard.
- The factory's smoke was declared a public nuisance by the court.
- They filed a complaint about the neighbor's loud parties as a private nuisance.
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