nuisance

Universal Words noun 1 [C,usually sing.] a thing, person or situation that is annoying or causes trouble or problems: I don't want to be a nuisance so tell me if you want to be alone. * I hope you're not making a nuisance of yourself. * It's a nuisance having to go back tomorrow. * What a nuisance! 2 [C,U] (law) behaviour by sb that annoys other people and that a court of law can order the person to stop: He was charged with causing a public nuisance.