nuisance

noun

Etymology: From Middle English noysaunce, from Anglo-Norman nusaunce, nussance and Old French nuisance, from nuisir (“to harm”), from Latin nocēre. Doublet of nocence and nocency.

1. A minor annoyance or inconvenience.

   “The neighbor's dog barking throughout the night is a right nuisance - I'm going to complain.”

   “What a nuisance to have to go now!”

2. A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.

   “You can be such a nuisance when you don't get your way.”

   “With Vardy working tirelessly up front, chasing lost causes and generally making a nuisance of himself, Sevilla were never allowed to settle on a night when the atmosphere was electric inside the King Power Stadium.”

3. Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists.

   “a public nuisance”