Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The state or quality of being inconvenient.
- n. Something inconvenient.
- v. To cause inconvenience to; trouble: The snow inconvenienced the holiday travelers.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The quality of being inconvenient; want of convenience.
- n. Incommodiousness; embarrassing character; troublesomeness; unfitness: as, the inconvenience of an ill-planned house.
- n. That which incommodes or gives trouble or uneasiness; anything that impedes or hampers; disadvantage; difficulty.
- n. Synonyms Awkwardness, unwieldiness, incommodiousness, trouble, annoyance.
- To put to inconvenience; incommode.
Wiktionary
- n. The quality of being inconvenient.
- n. Something that is not convenient, something that bothers.
- v. To bother; to discomfort
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The quality or condition of being inconvenient; lack of convenience; unfitness; unsuitableness; inexpediency; awkwardness.
- n. That which gives trouble, embarrassment, or uneasiness; disadvantage; anything that disturbs quiet, impedes prosperity, or increases the difficulty of action or success.
- v. To put to inconvenience; to incommode.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a difficulty that causes anxiety
- v. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
- n. an inconvenient discomfort
- n. the quality of not being useful or convenient
Examples
“Nevertheless, she thanked me for my generosity in countenancing her most unwise action; trusted that the reversal of her reply would cause me no inconvenience; _inconvenience_, Vladimir, do you hear!”
“The main inconvenience is that when a sudden downpour comes, all taxis are immediately taken (just like in New York City) -- so be prepared for unexpected coffee breaks or cocktails when you duck into a restaurant to stay dry. leeleebean”
“Just so you know where I get the term inconvenience, folks:”
“If inconvenience is the standard, everybody should be able to circumvent because everyone is entitled to engage in fair uses.”
“Usually it's a short-term inconvenience, but for some women, the recommendation to go on bed rest can come early in a pregnancy and turn a joyful experience into a months-long nightmare.”
The Huffington Post: Adam Wolfberg, M.D.: Bed Rest During Pregnancy: Anything But Relaxing
“While that work is taking place, it may be inconvenient to have units out of service, however in the grand scheme of things, the long-term gain by installing new units will be worth the short-term inconvenience.”
The Washington Post: Dr. Gridlock: Escalator collapses at Foggy Bottom Metro station
“That little inconvenience is a small trade off for not having to spend time and money organizing things that I either won't use or find anyway no matter where I put it.”
“In the past one group or the other would have had to travel for 14 hours and suffer jet leg to have this type of meeting, so the inconvenience is minor by comparison.”
“Any inconvenience is simply transferred on down the chain, and those with power are largely unaffected.”
“A little inconvenience is a small price to pay for our nation's security," says Hamid.”
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Word Spellings
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