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A minor annoyance or inconvenience. quotations examples
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
A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience. quotations examples
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.
2017 March 14, Stuart James, “Leicester stun Sevilla to reach last eight after Kasper Schmeichel save”, in the Guardian
(law) Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists. examples