nuisance
noun/ˈnjuːsəns/
Frequency rank: #7,676 most common English word
Meaning
a person, thing, or situation that causes annoyance or inconvenience.
Example sentence
The construction noise next door has been quite nuisance for the whole neighborhood.
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