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.

  • 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.
  • To put to inconvenience; incommode.

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 that bothers.
  • verb To bother; to discomfort

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

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word inconvenience.

Examples

  • 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

  • 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

    Any Recommendations for a BandB in SMA? 2003

  • Just so you know where I get the term inconvenience, folks:

    “Feminist and Pro-Life”; another reply to Hugo 2004

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

    Preparing for the Cape 2009

  • 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

  • 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

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

  • Captain Picard said that Will and Deanna getting married was this.

    July 26, 2012