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nuisance

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [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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