Nūi'sance, n.
(nū'sans), n. [O. Eng. noysance, O. Fr. noisance, nuisance, from O. Fr. noisir, nuisir, N. Fr. nuire, to hurt; Lat. nocere, Pr. noyzensa, nozensa, It. nocenza.]
Sense 1. That which annoys or gives trouble and vexation; that which is offensive or noxious.
Sense 2. (Law.) That which incommodes or annoys; something that produces inconvenience or damage.
☞ Nuisances are public when they annoy citizens in general; private, when they affect individuals only.