inconvenience
[noun]
Synonyms:
- trouble, awkwardness, bother, difficulty, disadvantage, disruption, disturbance, fuss, hindrance, nuisance
[verb]
Synonyms:
- trouble, bother, discommode, disrupt, disturb, put out, upset

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Antonyms: convenience
Related Idioms: put to trouble
Related Words: aggravation, annoyance, exasperation, trial, fuss, pother, stew, discompose, disturb, interfere, intermeddle, meddle, aggravate, exasperate, try

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. in‧con‧ve‧ni‧ence¹ /ˌɪnkənˈviːniəns/ noun
[Word Family: verb: inconvenience; noun: convenience ≠ inconvenience; adverb: conveniently ≠ inconveniently; adjective: convenient ≠ inconvenient]

1. [uncountable] problems caused by something which annoy or affect you:
We apologise for the delay and any inconvenience caused.
the inconvenience of (doing) something
the inconvenience of having to find another buyer

2. [countable] someone or something that causes problems for you:
a minor inconvenience
inconvenience to
His early arrival was clearly an inconvenience to his host.

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II. inconvenience² verb [transitive]
[Word Family: verb: inconvenience; noun: convenience ≠ inconvenience; adverb: conveniently ≠ inconveniently; adjective: convenient ≠ inconvenient]
to cause problems for someone:
I don’t want to inconvenience you any further.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

inconvenience
noun
ADJ. considerable, great, serious | minor | public The rail strike is likely to cause considerable public inconvenience.
administrative
VERB + INCONVENIENCE have, suffer | avoid I chose a different route to avoid the inconvenience of going through the town centre.
cause (sb), put sb to I don't want to put you to any inconvenience.
minimize, save (sb) You could have fetched me from the airport and saved me the inconvenience of having to take the bus!
apologize for, regret This shop is closed today for staff training. We regret any inconvenience caused.
INCONVENIENCE + VERB arise from sth inconvenience arising from errors in the timetable
PREP. ~ to Every effort will be made to minimize inconvenience to customers while work is in progress.
PHRASES with a minimum of inconvenience The club management will try to ensure that the building work is carried out with the minimum of inconvenience to guests.

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inconvenience
verb
ADV. greatly The general public has been greatly inconvenienced by this strike.

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