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nuisance

/ˈnjuːsəns/
noun
  1. A minor annoyance or inconvenience.

  2. A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.

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

    "a public nuisance"

Synonymsannoyance, inconvenience, offense, bother, obstacle, pest
Antonymsenjoyment

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