inconvenience | ||
1. | [ noun ] a difficulty that causes anxiety | |
Synonyms: | worriment troublesomeness | |
Related terms: | difficulty fly_in_the_ointment awkwardness flea_bite worry | |
2. | [ noun ] the quality of an embarrassing situation | |
Synonyms: | nuisance_value awkwardness | |
Examples: | "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal" |
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Related terms: | disadvantage | |
3. | [ noun ] an inconvenient discomfort | |
Synonyms: | incommodiousness | |
Related terms: | discomfort trouble | |
4. | [ verb ] to cause inconvenience or discomfort to | |
Synonyms: | bother trouble put_out incommode discommode disoblige | |
Examples: | : "Sorry to trouble you, but..." |
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Related terms: | affect trouble botheration | |
5. | [ noun ] the quality of not being useful or convenient | |
Related terms: | convenience unsuitability inaccessibility inopportuneness trouble | |
Similar spelling: |
inconvenient inconveniently incontinence inconsistent inconsistency inconsistently inconsiderate incontinency inconsequent inconsiderately inconsiderable inconvertible inconsequence inconsideration inconsequently insentience incontinent inconsequential |