1. people, things, or situations that are annoying or cause trouble
Usage: plural of nuisance

Examples

• The construction workers next door have become real nuisances with all their noise.
• Mosquitoes are terrible nuisances during summer camping trips.
• These daily pop-up ads are such nuisances when I’m trying to work.
• The neighbors complained that the barking dogs were public nuisances.
• Traffic jams are major nuisances for commuters every morning.
• She considered telemarketers to be the worst nuisances of modern life.