Definition: nuisance

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

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]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

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.