inconvenience
the quality or state of being inconvenient.
an inconvenient circumstance or thing; something that causes discomfort, trouble, etc.
to put to inconvenience or trouble; incommode: He inconvenienced everyone by his constant telephoning.
Origin of inconvenience
1Other words from inconvenience
- un·in·con·ven·ienced, adjective
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How to use inconvenience in a sentence
That means we don’t have to deal with other people, the inconveniences of having to go to a concert where I have to listen to music I really like, I can just stay at home and just watch what I want and so on and choose it.
I’d like to ask that everyone extend a little grace … we’ll all survive the discomfort and inconvenience of school closures and Zoom classrooms … keep in mind that some poor souls didn’t and won’t survive at all.
‘This Horrible Situation Isn’t Easy on Anyone’: More Reactions to Distance Learning | Megan Wood | December 21, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThe power outages were an inconvenience but also an indignity as Californians pay some of the highest rates for power in the country.
A $100 million ‘virtual power plant’ could put an end to California’s power woes | Jeff | December 7, 2020 | FortuneWe apologize for any inconvenience recent disruptions may have caused.
Short battery life is an inconvenience that we don’t recommend trying to deal with.
Best wireless headphones: Five things to consider | Carsen Joenk | November 25, 2020 | Popular-Science
Yes, some people have been inconvenienced by traffic delays or annoyed by supportive athletes.
What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face? | Goldie Taylor | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd could he—yikes—actually be not just inconvenienced but actually ill?
Everything You Wanted To Know About Bob Costas’s Olympic Pinkeye | Kent Sepkowitz | February 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe have not heard of anyone having to travel long distances or be significantly inconvenienced.
Oklahoma’s Governor Denies Marriage Benefits to National Guard Members | Michelle Cottle | November 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnxiety produces characters who gripe about being constrained and inconvenienced by the world.
Smoked Fish Surrealism: Ben Katchor’s Comics of NYC Neurotics | Jacob Siegel | March 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI'll never forget those words, or the casual, inconvenienced way Laila sighed them.
The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks | Max Brooks | January 14, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTHence, although seriously inconvenienced, the French did not find their position untenable.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2) | A. T. (Alfred Thayer) MahanTrue, the people had made sacrifices, and had inconvenienced themselves.
Four Years in Rebel Capitals | T. C. DeLeonThe roar of these falls is heard continually all over the city, but no one is inconvenienced by it in the slightest degree.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback | Willard GlazierIn this way you glide on delightfully in the very midst of crowds, without being inconvenienced or stopped for a moment.
Eothen | A. W. KinglakeNo doubt the gangs were inconvenienced and exasperated by this measure.
The Pacification of Burma | Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite
British Dictionary definitions for inconvenience
/ (ˌɪnkənˈviːnjəns, -ˈviːnɪəns) /
the state or quality of being inconvenient
something inconvenient; a hindrance, trouble, or difficulty
(tr) to cause inconvenience to; trouble or harass
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