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In·con·ven·ience

/ˌinkənˈvēnyəns/

noun
- 1. trouble or difficulty caused to one's personal requirements or comfort: "the inconvenience of having to change trains" Similar troublebotherproblemsdisruptionnuisance valuedisadvantagedifficultyembarrassmentdisturbancevexationharassmentworryanxietydistressconcerndisquietuneaseirritationannoyancestressagitationunpleasantnessinformal:aggravationhassleOpposite help
- ▪ a cause or instance 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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