nuisance

4 definitions • 8 examples

something or someone that annoys you or causes trouble for you:

I've forgotten my umbrella - what a nuisance!

[ + -ing verb ] It's such a nuisance having to rewrite those letters.

I hate to be a nuisance, but could you help me?

Local residents claimed that the noise was causing a public nuisance.

to cause trouble or to annoy other people:

The officer reported that he was obviously very drunk and making a nuisance of himself.

something or someone that annoys you or causes trouble for you:

It’s a nuisance filling out all these forms.

someone or something that causes a problem for other people, an area, etc. that may be able to be solved by the law:

Residents claim that the company's emissions are harmful and constitute a nuisance.

noise/odour/public nuisance The EPA says the landfill is a public nuisance because of the odors.