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nuisance
[ noo-suhns, nyoo- ]
noun
- an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.:
a monthly meeting that was more nuisance than pleasure.
- Law. something offensive or annoying to individuals or to the community, especially in violation of their legal rights.
nuisance
/ ˈːəԲ /
noun
- a person or thing that causes annoyance or bother
- ( as modifier )
nuisance calls
- law something unauthorized that is obnoxious or injurious to the community at large ( public nuisance ) or to an individual, esp in relation to his ownership or occupation of property ( private nuisance )
- nuisance valuethe usefulness of a person's or thing's capacity to cause difficulties or irritation
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of nuisance1
Idioms and Phrases
see make a nuisance of oneself .Example Sentences
While trail restoration entails abating nuisances like poodle-dog from the pathway, it’s not always feasible to banish it entirely from the area.
Even in that useful role, Musk's tendency to directly attack popular programs like Social Security have made him a nuisance for party strategists.
He added: "While the volume is the principal mischief it is clear that the nuisance is exacerbated by the repetition and poor quality of some of the performances".
Quakers in Britain has said the arrests for conspiracy to cause a public nuisance, were the first at a meeting house "in living memory".
Causing a public nuisance also became a potential crime – providing the police with a powerful new tool to use against protestors who block roads.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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