Inconvenience
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnkənˈviːnɪəns/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Inconvenience is a noun meaning The quality of being inconvenient.
Meaning
The quality of being inconvenient.
More Meanings
- Something that is not convenient, something that bothers.
- To bother; to discomfort.
Example Sentences
[Man] is liable to a great many inconveniences.
They plead against the inconvenience, not the unlawfulness, […] of ceremonies in burial.
The inconveniences that must be endured before the modernisation plan can come into action may be seen at Coventry, where since August the station has been in the throes of rebuilding.
An artificial kidney […] can cause bleeding, clotting and infection—not to mention inconvenience for patients, who typically need to be hooked up to one three times a week for hours at a time.
Word Forms
- inconveniences
- inconveniencing
- inconvenienced
Synonyms for inconvenience
Depending on context, synonyms include annoyance, nuisance, trouble, discommodate, discommode, incommode.
Antonyms for inconvenience
Common opposites include convenience.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include incommodiousness, incommode, discommode, disoblige, awkwardness, trouble.
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