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   Nui·sance

   /ˈno͞os(ə)ns/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance: "I hope you're not going to make a nuisance of yourself"
   • ▪ see private nuisance
   • ▪ see public nuisance

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘injury, hurt’): from Old French, ‘hurt’, from the verb nuire, from Latin nocere ‘to harm’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • N

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   • U

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   • N

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   • C

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   • E

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