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# nuisance

noun (a nuisance, nuisances)

«nuisance» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A nuisance is a person, animal or thing that annoys you or causes trouble. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nuisance/#m1)
2. Making a nuisance of yourself means bothering people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nuisance/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, flies, noise, rubbish and nuisance phone calls are common nuisances. In law, a nuisance is something that unfairly disturbs neighbours. Phrases: "what a nuisance!", "make a nuisance of yourself", "nuisance calls".

### Examples

- What a nuisance, I've lost my pencil again! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nuisance/#x1)
- The flies were a real nuisance at the picnic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nuisance/#x2)
- Stop making a nuisance of yourself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nuisance/#x3)
- The barking dog is a nuisance to the neighbours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nuisance/#x4)
- We get lots of nuisance calls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nuisance/#x5)
- Rain is a nuisance on sports day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nuisance/#x6)
- What a nuisance that I have to go to school! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nuisance/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Spelling: nui-sance (with "ui"). Pronounced NYOO-sense.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «nuisance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nuisance/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«nuisance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nuisance.html) on Mova free.