inconvenience
noun
the quality or state of being inconvenient.
inconvenienced
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past participleof inconvenience.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof inconvenience.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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However, some ways of being inconvenienced are more draining than others.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
But the crowds and snarled traffic have inconvenienced some including Eric Stein, a Park City resident, who said he can’t wait for the festival to leave town.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
Gray calls this attitude part of “conspicuous resilience,” conflating being temporarily displaced and inconvenienced with being oppressed and vulnerable, leading to the celebration and glorification of a recovery that mostly benefits the few.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025
“I think that when people are confronted with nature in the city people are both fascinated by it and sometimes inconvenienced by it,” says seabird ecologist Louise Blight.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2024
You face the screen, too, not wanting to see if he’s disappointed or inconvenienced.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
