nuisancenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈnjuː.səns/us/ˈnuː.səns/B2 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.
make a nuisance of yourself
to cause trouble or to annoy other people
More examples
- It's a cursed nuisance, having to work late every evening!
- "Was he a nuisance?" "No, not at all."
- Far from being a nuisance, she was a positive joy to have around.
- Peaceful demonstrations that do not cause a public nuisance are a fundamental right in any truly democratic country.
- She's a terrible nuisance.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Inconvenience
- a pain (in the neck) idiom
- a pain in the arse/backside idiom
- aggravation
- aggro
- awkward
- bore
- disturbance
- drag
- fuss
- hassle
- have fun and games idiom
- imposition
- inconvenience
- put sb out
- put yourself out
- rigmarole
- snag
- some
- storm
- tempest
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Causing feelings of anger and displeasure