nuisance

Noun
Synonyms: painpain in the neck

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  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 pain”Synonyms: painpain in the neck
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

Note: Nuisances are public when they annoy citizens in general; private, when they affect individuals only. [1913 Webster]

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