Nuisance /(?)/

Nui·sance

Nuisance

n.

[OE. noisance, OF. noisance, nuisance, fr. L. nocentia guilt, fr. nocere to hurt, harm; akin to necare to kill. Cf Necromancy, Nocent, Noxious, Pernicious.]

That which annoys or gives trouble and vexation; that which is offensive or noxious.

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