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Nuisance

Noun CEFR B2
ˈnjuː.səns

Definitions

  1. A minor annoyance or inconvenience.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.
    countable, uncountable
  3. Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists.
    countable, uncountable

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Examples

“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!”
“By itself, nondifferentiability at zero is a minor nuisance.”
“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.”
“a public nuisance”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

nuisance call nuisance caller nuisance candidate nuisance fee nuisance ground nuisance parameter

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