Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Nuisance"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nuisance \Nui"sance\, n. [OE. noisance, OF. noisance, nuisance,
fr. L. nocentia guilt, fr. nocere to hurt, harm; akin to
necare to kill. Cf {Necromancy}, {Nocent}, {Noxious},
{Pernicious}.]
That which annoys or gives trouble and vexation; that which
is offensive or noxious.
Note: Nuisances are public when they annoy citizens in
general; private, when they affect individuals only.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nuisance
n 1: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of
unhappiness; "a bit of a bother" [syn: {annoyance}, {bother},
{botheration}, {pain}, {pain in the neck}, {pain in the
ass}]
2: a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain"
[syn: {pain}, {pain in the neck}]
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