nuisance

[US]/ˈnjuːsns/
[UK]/ˈnuːsns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. something or someone that is annoying or bothersome.

Phrases & Collocations

a constant nuisance

causing a nuisance

a real nuisance

annoying nuisance

a minor nuisance

public nuisance

noise nuisance

Example Sentences

Don't make a nuisance of yourself.

Don't make yourself a nuisance to others.

I was a nuisance, an incumbrance, and a pest.

abate the smoke nuisance in big cities

computers can be a blinking nuisance to operators.

What a nuisance! I've forgotten my ticket.

it's a nuisance having all those people clomping through the house.

Having to stand in line was a nuisance. The disruptive child was a nuisance to the class.

You're a nuisance sometimes, but we love you just the same.

Setting off firecrackers is seen not merely as a nuisance, but also as a big threat to man's life and property.

The drunk was making a nuisance of himself and so the manager threw him out on his ear.

(BrE)He was a nuisance and we’re all well rid of him (= we’ll be much better without him ).

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