nuisance

Etymology

From Middle English noysaunce, from Anglo-Norman nusaunce, nussance and Old French nuisance, from nuisir (“to harm”), from Latin nocēre.

noun

1. A minor annoyance or inconvenience.
   The neighbor's dog barking throughout the night is a right nuisance - I'm going to complain.
   By itself, nondifferentiability at zero is a minor nuisance. 2010, Jeffrey M. Wooldridge, Econometric Analysis of Cross Section and Panel Data, 2nd edition, The MIT Press, page 407
2. A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.
   You can be such a nuisance when you don't get your way.
   With Vardy working tirelessly up front, chasing lost causes and generally making a nuisance of himself, Sevilla were never allowed to settle on a night when the atmosphere was electric inside the King Power Stadium. March 14, 2017, Stuart James, “Leicester stun Sevilla to reach last eight after Kasper Schmeichel save”, in the Guardian
3. (law) Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists.
   a public nuisance