nui ‧ sance S3 /ˈnjuːs ə ns $ ˈnuː-/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: nusaunce , from Old French nuisir 'to harm' ]
1 . [countable usually singular] a person, thing, or situation that annoys you or causes problems
a real/awful/terrible etc nuisance
The dogs next door are a real nuisance.
What a nuisance! British English :
What a nuisance! I’ve forgotten my ticket.
I hate to be a nuisance .../Sorry to be a nuisance ...
I hate to be a nuisance, but could you move your car to the other side of the street?
Stop making a nuisance of yourself (=annoying other people with your behaviour) !
It’s a nuisance having to get up that early on a Sunday morning.
2 . [uncountable and countable] law the use of a place or property in a way that causes public annoyance:
The nightclub has been declared a public nuisance.