English Explanatory Dictionary

inconvenience

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality of being inconvenient.
  2. Something that is not convenient, something that bothers.
verb
  1. To bother; to discomfort.

Pronunciation

/ɪnkənˈviːnɪəns/ /ɪŋk-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inconvenience.wav /ɪnkənˈvinjəns/

Word forms

inconvenience inconveniences inconveniencing inconvenienced

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”).

Synonyms

annoyance nuisance trouble discommodate discommode incommode impose

Derived words

inconveniencer uninconvenienced
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