Noun: inconvenience ,in-kun'veen-yun(t)s [N. Amer], ,in-kun'vee-nee-un(t)s [Brit]
- The quality of not being useful or convenient
"The inconvenience of the store's location led to a decline in customers"
- An inconvenient discomfort
"The inconvenience of the small apartment made daily life challenging";
- incommodiousness
- A difficulty that causes anxiety
"The inconvenience of the situation kept her awake at night";
- troublesomeness, worriment [US, informal]
- Cause inconvenience or discomfort to
"Sorry to inconvenience you, but...";
- trouble, put out, disoblige, discommode [archaic], incommode [archaic], bother
Derived forms: inconvenienced, inconveniences, inconveniencing
Type of: affect, bear on, bear upon, difficultness, difficulty, discomfort, impact, ineptness, uncomfortableness, unsuitability, unsuitableness
Antonym: convenience
Encyclopedia: Inconvenience