Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The state or quality of being inconvenient.
- noun Something inconvenient.
- transitive verb To cause inconvenience to; trouble.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To put to inconvenience; incommode.
- noun The quality of being inconvenient; want of convenience.
- noun Incommodiousness; embarrassing character; troublesomeness; unfitness: as, the inconvenience of an ill-planned house.
- noun That which incommodes or gives trouble or uneasiness; anything that impedes or hampers; disadvantage; difficulty.
- noun Synonyms Awkwardness, unwieldiness, incommodiousness, trouble, annoyance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To put to inconvenience; to incommode.
- noun The quality or condition of being inconvenient; lack of convenience; unfitness; unsuitableness; inexpediency; awkwardness.
- noun That which gives trouble, embarrassment, or uneasiness; disadvantage; anything that disturbs quiet, impedes prosperity, or increases the difficulty of action or success.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality of being
inconvenient . - noun Something that is not
convenient , something thatbothers . - verb To
bother ; todiscomfort
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a difficulty that causes anxiety
- verb to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
- noun an inconvenient discomfort
- noun the quality of not being useful or convenient
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Examples
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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 Genius Margaret Horton Potter
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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
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Just so you know where I get the term inconvenience, folks:
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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.
Dr. Gridlock: Escalator collapses at Foggy Bottom Metro station 2011
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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.
Adam Wolfberg, M.D.: Bed Rest During Pregnancy: Anything But Relaxing M.D. Adam Wolfberg 2011
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If inconvenience is the standard, everybody should be able to circumvent because everyone is entitled to engage in fair uses.
Archive 2009-05-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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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.
Adam Wolfberg, M.D.: Bed Rest During Pregnancy: Anything But Relaxing M.D. Adam Wolfberg 2011
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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.
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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.
Adam Wolfberg, M.D.: Bed Rest During Pregnancy: Anything But Relaxing M.D. Adam Wolfberg 2011
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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.
Adam Wolfberg, M.D.: Bed Rest During Pregnancy: Anything But Relaxing M.D. Adam Wolfberg 2011
dailyword commented on the word inconvenience
Captain Picard said that Will and Deanna getting married was this.
July 26, 2012