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   inconvenience

   /ˌɪnkənˈviːnɪəns/

   noun

   • 1. the state or fact of being troublesome or difficult with regard to one's personal requirements or comfort: "the inconvenience of having to change trains" Similar troublebotherproblemsdisruptionnuisance valuedisadvantagedifficultyembarrassmentdisturbancevexationharassmentworryanxietydistressconcerndisquietuneaseirritationannoyancestressagitationunpleasantnessinformal:aggravationhassleOpposite help
   • ▪ a cause of trouble or difficulty: "the inconveniences of life in a remote city" Similar nuisancetroublebothersource of disruption/vexation/irritation/annoyancevexationworrytrialtribulationbindpestboreplagueirritantthorn in someone's fleshcross to bearthe bane of someone's lifeburdenhindranceprobleminformal:headachepainpain in the neckpain in the backsidedragaggravationhasslepain in the buttburr under/in someone's saddlefair cownarkinformal, dated:blistervulgar slang:pain in the arsepain in the assOpposite convenience

   verb

   • 1. cause trouble or difficulty to: "noise and fumes from traffic would inconvenience residents"

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally in the sense ‘incongruity’, also ‘unsuitability’): via Old French from late Latin inconvenientia ‘incongruity, inconsistency’, from in- ‘not’ + Latin convenient- ‘agreeing, fitting’ (see convenient).

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   Inconvenience is a noun or a verb that means a state or an example of problems or trouble, often causing a delay or loss of comfort. Learn more about its meaning, synonyms, examples, and collocations with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   An inconvenience is an annoying occurrence that makes you go out of your way, like the inconvenience of a detour that takes you off your usual route, or the inconvenience of the door bell ringing just as you are about to take a dish out of the oven.