inconvenience

/ˌɪnkənˈviːniəns/

nounverbin · con · ve · ni · ence

Think: “IN CONVENIENCE” — it’s when something is NOT convenient (an inconvenience).

Yes, it's inconvenience. Don’t drop the second “n”: it’s in + con + venience → inCONvenience.

Definitions

  1. nountrouble or difficulty caused to someone; a situation that makes something harder or less comfortable
  2. verbto cause trouble, difficulty, or discomfort to someone

Examples

  • “I’m sorry for the inconvenience—your order will arrive tomorrow.”
  • “The road closure was a minor inconvenience, but we still made it on time.”
  • “I don’t want to inconvenience you, so I can meet you closer to your office.”

Synonyms

troublehassledifficultydisruptionbother

Antonyms

convenienceease

Translations

ES inconvenientePT inconveniênciaFR inconvénient

Common misspellings

inconvinienceinconvienienceinconvenianceinconvenenceinconveinienceinconvienceinconvenienseinconvenienc

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