Webster's English Dictionary

Enter the word to look up:

nuisance

nui.sance \'n(y)u:s-*n(t)s\ n [ME nusaunce, fr. AF, fr. OF nuisir to harm, 
   fr. L noce-re] - more at NOXIOUS 1: INJURY, ANNOYANCE  2: an annoying, 
   unpleasant, or obnoxious thing or practice