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nuisance
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nuisance

nui·sance [ nss'nss ] (plural nui·sanc·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. somebody or something irritating: an annoying or irritating person or thing

2. illegal thing: something not allowed by law because it causes harm or offense, either to people in general public nuisance or to an individual person

[15th century. < Old French< Latin nocere "injure"]
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