inconvenience en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪŋk-/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪnkənˈviːnɪəns/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪŋk-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪnkənˈvinjəns/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English inconvenience, from Old French inconvenience (“misfortune, calamity, impropriety”) (compare French inconvenance (“impropriety”) and inconvénient (“inconvenience”)), from Late Latin inconvenientia (“inconsistency, incongruity”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The quality of being inconvenient.
They plead against the inconvenience, not the unlawfulness, […] of ceremonies in burial.
[1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page):
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(countable, uncountable) Something that is not convenient, something that bothers.
The inconveniences that must be endured before the modernisation plan can come into action may be seen at Coventry, where since August the station has been in the throes of rebuilding.
1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Part, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 101:An artificial kidney […] can cause bleeding, clotting and infection—not to mention inconvenience for patients, who typically need to be hooked up to one three times a week for hours at a time.
2013 June 1, “A better waterworks”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 5 (Technology Quarterly):[Man] is liable to a great many inconveniences.
1664, John Tillotson, “Sermon I. The Wisdom of Being Religious. Job XXVIII. 28.”, in The Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson, Late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury: […], London: […] B. Aylmer, […]; [a]nd W. Rogers, […], published 1696, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| inconveniences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
trouble (something inconvenient) · annoyance (something inconvenient) · nuisance (something inconvenient)
Translations (62)
ro incomodare (something inconvenient or bothering) · fi vaiva (something inconvenient or bothering) · ja 厄介 (something inconvenient or bothering) · uk неви́года (something inconvenient or bothering) · it disturbo (something inconvenient or bothering) · pl niedogodność (something inconvenient or bothering) · pt incômodo (something inconvenient or bothering) · fr désagrément (something inconvenient or bothering) · mi pūheki (something inconvenient or bothering) · nl ongemak (something inconvenient or bothering) · cmn 不方便 (something inconvenient or bothering) · hi असुविधा (something inconvenient or bothering) · pt incómodo (something inconvenient or bothering) · nl verstoring (something inconvenient or bothering) · be невыго́да (something inconvenient or bothering) · it inconveniente (something inconvenient or bothering) · es inconveniencia (something inconvenient or bothering) · it incomodo (something inconvenient or bothering) · sv strul (something inconvenient or bothering) · sv besvär (something inconvenient or bothering) · uk неви́гідність (something inconvenient or bothering) · sv olägenhet (something inconvenient or bothering) · bg притесне́ние (something inconvenient or bothering) · ro inconveniență (something inconvenient or bothering) · fi harmi (something inconvenient or bothering) · ja 面倒 (something inconvenient or bothering) · pt inconveniência (something inconvenient or bothering) · ja 不便 (something inconvenient or bothering) · ro deranj (something inconvenient or bothering) · sv krångel (something inconvenient or bothering) · fr dérangement (something inconvenient or bothering) · ru беспоко́йство (something inconvenient or bothering) · ro neplăcere (something inconvenient or bothering) · et ebamugavus (something inconvenient or bothering) · fi hankaluus (something inconvenient or bothering) · hu kellemetlenség (something inconvenient or bothering) · mi pūwheki (something inconvenient or bothering) · ca incomoditat (something inconvenient or bothering) · be нязру́чнасць (something inconvenient or bothering) · fi vastus (something inconvenient or bothering) · ko 불편 (something inconvenient or bothering) · la incommoditās (something inconvenient or bothering) · ru неудо́бство (something inconvenient or bothering) · be невыго́днасць (something inconvenient or bothering) · cs nepříjemnost (something inconvenient or bothering) · it fastidio (something inconvenient or bothering) · bg неудо́бство (something inconvenient or bothering) · fi epämukavuus (something inconvenient or bothering) · it disagio (something inconvenient or bothering) · et tülin (something inconvenient or bothering) · pl niewygoda (something inconvenient or bothering) · sk nepríjemnosť (something inconvenient or bothering) · hu kényelmetlenség (something inconvenient or bothering) · fi rasitus (something inconvenient or bothering) · cmn 不便 (something inconvenient or bothering) · de Unannehmlichkeit (something inconvenient or bothering) · he אי נוחות (something inconvenient or bothering) · hu alkalmatlanság (something inconvenient or bothering) · uk незру́чність (something inconvenient or bothering) · ca inconveniència (something inconvenient or bothering) · fi kiusa (something inconvenient or bothering) · cmn 麻煩 /麻烦 (something inconvenient or bothering)