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inconvenience

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noun

in·​con·​ve·​nience ˌin-kən-ˈvē-nyən(t)s How to pronounce inconvenience (audio)
1
: something that is inconvenient
2
: the quality or state of being inconvenient

inconvenience

2 of 2

verb

in·​con·​ve·​nience ˌin-kən-ˈvē-nyən(t)s How to pronounce inconvenience (audio)
inconvenienced; inconveniencing

transitive verb

: to cause problems or trouble for : subject to inconvenience
sorry to inconvenience you

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun Needham was sorry to see him go, for although his high-handedness … had caused some inconvenience, his intelligence and courage were of the first water. Simon Winchester, The Man Who Loved China, 2008 Any wish or even longing I might have to see her produced no results; sometimes when she showed up it was actually inconvenient, but frustrated longing and inconvenience both ended the same way … Jane Smiley, Good Faith, 2003 Jem knew as well as I that it was difficult to walk fast without stumping a toe, tripping on stones, and other inconveniences, and I was barefooted. Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, 1960 I hope this delay doesn't cause you any inconvenience. Bridge repairs cannot be done without some inconvenience to the public. Parking in the city can be a major inconvenience. The delay was an inconvenience. Verb … I could count on one of my aunts to insist that she take me to some far-off corner of Nairobi to find the best bargains, no matter how long the trip took or how much it might inconvenience her. Barack Obama, Dreams from My Father, (1995) 2004 Medieval manuscripts are turgid with abbreviations, which favor the copyist although they inconvenience the reader. Walter J. Ong, Orality and Literacy, (1982) 2002 The work was inconvenienced by the time of year, there being only about three hours of natural light per day, but the pyroclastic spectacle made the darkness photogenic. John McPhee, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 1988 I wouldn't want to inconvenience you. We were inconvenienced by the bad weather. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
And charging an electric car at public stations for roughly 30 to 60 minutes — a typical rate for even the fastest chargers — or overnight at home is an inconvenience that many drivers are unwilling to tolerate. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 He was no longer seen as the giant of old, his views often dismissed as those from another age, an inconvenience for those who followed who claimed to worship his creation. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 26 July 2022 Simply letting the air out would be a violation of the law for the inconvenience caused the owner. Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 10 July 2022 Belarusian Railways apologizes for the inconvenience caused. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2022 Surgery is considered only when less invasive treatments have failed and the person continues having symptoms that are severe enough to make surgery, with its attendant pain, risks, inconvenience and recovery time, worthwhile. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 16 June 2022 The air travel system in the U.S. is patently under strain, beset by delays and flight cancellations that cause huge inconvenience and often great additional expense to travelers. Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2022 This means recovering in a hotel — a major inconvenience and significant expense. New York Times, 10 May 2022 Apologies for any inconvenience and thoughts and prayers to Dale’s family members. Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 17 Sep. 2021
Verb
For elderly immigrants in particular, language barriers precluded them from accessing social services, and their own reticence to inconvenience people with their needs kept them silent. Karissa Chen, Bon Appétit, 31 May 2022 Visits by honeybees can inconvenience the hummingbirds at times, especially in the morning at feeders that better accommodate the bees. Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 27 May 2022 There are fewer pedestrians and cyclists, and fewer people to inconvenience if the car gets confused and blocks traffic. Matt Mcfarland, CNN, 8 Feb. 2022 In January, Macron used a pungent epithet to describe his desire to isolate and inconvenience those who refuse to be vaccinated. Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2022 Expelling Russia would severely inconvenience nations like Germany, which rely on the system to buy Russian natural gas and oil exports. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 25 Feb. 2022 Long anticipated but nonetheless dreaded, the 56-hour closure of Interstate 10 in Boerne this weekend will inconvenience drivers but allow Texas Department of Transportation crews to demolish the old Texas 46 overpass. Bruce Selcraig, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2022 For many on the political left, racial progress is something to be played down or ignored altogether, and nothing seems to inconvenience them more than the incredible strides America has made in recent decades on voting rights. Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 18 Jan. 2022 Business owners forced workers to stay on the job, often in dangerous, unsanitary conditions, without protective gear, sick leave, or other protections that would cost money or inconvenience the capitalist class. Ryan Cooper, The Week, 16 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English, misfortune, inconsistency, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin inconvenientia, from Latin inconvenient-, inconveniens

First Known Use

Noun

1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1656, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of inconvenience was in 1534

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