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Nuisance Person Nuis•Ancebre /ˈnjuːsns/Name /ˈnuːsns/Noun 1 [Countable, Usually Singular] A Thing Situation Annoying

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1 [countable, usually singular] a thing, person or situation that is annoying or causes trouble or problemsI don't want to be a nuisance so tell me if you want to be alone. I hope you're not making a nuisance of yourself. It's a nuisance having to go back tomorrow. What a nuisance!

2 [countable, uncountable] (law) behaviour by sb that annoys other people and that a court can order the person to stopHe was charged with causing a public nuisance.

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