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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Nuisance \Nui"sance\, noun [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.
Note: Nuisances are public when they annoy citizens in general; private, when they affect individuals only.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
nuisance
noun
1: (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
2: a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain" [syn: {pain}, {pain in the neck}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
55 Moby Thesaurus words for "nuisance": aggravation, annoyance, ass, bad news, bedevilment, besetment, bore, bother, botheration, bothersomeness, burden, buttonholer, crashing bore, devilment, difficulty, dogging, downer, drag, drip, dryasdust, dusty, exasperation, flat tire, frightful bore, harassment, harrying, hassle, headache, hounding, humdrum, inconvenience, irritant, irritation, molestation, nag, ordeal, persecution, pest, pester, pesterer, pill, plague, problem, proser, tease, tormenter, tormentor, trial, trouble, twaddler, vexation, vexatiousness, wet blanket, worriment, worry
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