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inconvenience

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in·con·ven·ience  (nkn-vnyns)
n.
1. The state or quality of being inconvenient.
2. Something inconvenient.
tr.v. in·con·ven·ienced, in·con·ven·ienc·ing, in·con·ven·ienc·es
To cause inconvenience to; trouble: The snow inconvenienced the holiday travelers.

inconvenience [ˌɪnkənˈviːnjəns -ˈviːnɪəns]
n
1. the state or quality of being inconvenient
2. something inconvenient; a hindrance, trouble, or difficulty
vb
(tr) to cause inconvenience to; trouble or harass
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.inconvenience - an inconvenient discomfort
discomfort, uncomfortableness - the state of being tense and feeling pain
2.inconvenienceinconvenience - a difficulty that causes anxiety    
difficultness, difficulty - the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
cumbersomeness, unwieldiness, awkwardness - trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"
flea bite - a very minor inconvenience
fly in the ointment - an inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something
unwieldiness - the quality of being difficult to direct or control by reason of complexity; "avoiding the unwieldiness of formal legal processes"; "the onset of unwieldiness and bureaucracy in large organizations"
3.inconvenience - the quality of not being useful or convenient
unsuitability, unsuitableness, ineptness - the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose
inaccessibility, unavailability - the quality of not being available when needed
inopportuneness, untimeliness - the quality of occurring at an inconvenient time
convenience - the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan"
Verb1.inconvenienceinconvenience - to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
affect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
distress, straiten - bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship

inconvenience
noun
1. trouble, difficulty, bother, upset, fuss, disadvantage, disturbance, disruption, drawback, hassle (informal), nuisance, downside, annoyance, hindrance, awkwardness, vexation, uphill (S. African) We apologize for any inconvenience caused during the repairs.
2. awkwardness, unfitness, unwieldiness, cumbersomeness, unhandiness, unsuitableness, untimeliness The expense and inconvenience of PCs means that they will be replaced.
verb
trouble, bother, disturb, upset, disrupt, put out, hassle (informal), irk, discommode, give (someone) bother or trouble, make (someone) go out of his way, put to trouble He promised not to inconvenience them any further.
Quotations
"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered" [G.K. Chesterton All Things Considered]
Translations
inconvenience [ˌɪnkənˈviːnɪəns]
A. N
1. (= awkwardness) [of time, location] → inconveniencia f; [of arrangements, house] → incomodidad f
2. (= drawback) → inconveniente m
living so far from the station is a great inconveniencevivir tan lejos de la estación es un gran inconveniente
3. (= trouble) → molestias fpl, inconvenientes mpl
you caused a lot of inconveniencecausaste muchas molestias or muchos inconvenientes
it makes up for the inconvenience of having to movecompensa las molestias or los inconvenientes de tener que mudarse
to put sb to great inconveniencecausar muchas molestias or muchos inconvenientes a algn
B. VT (= cause problems to) → causar molestias a; (= disturb) → molestar
I hope you haven't been inconvenienced by the delayespero que el retraso no le haya causado molestias
I'm sorry to inconvenience you, butperdone que lo moleste, pero ...
don't inconvenience yourselfno se moleste

inconvenience [ˌɪnkənˈviːniəns]
n
(= trouble) → dérangement m
to cause inconvenience to sb → déranger qn
I don't want to cause you any inconvenience → Je ne veux pas vous déranger.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused → Nous vous prions de bien vouloir nous excuser pour la gêne occasionnée.
(= inconvenient thing) → inconvénient m
They suffered many inconveniences → Ils ont subi de nombreux inconvénients.
vtdéranger
Don't inconvenience yourself → Ne vous dérangez pas.
to be inconvenienced by sth → être dérangé(e) par qch

inconvenience
n
(= inconvenient thing)Unannehmlichkeit f; it’s one of the inconveniences of getting oldes ist einer der Nachteile, wenn man älter wird; it was something of an inconvenience not having a cares war eine ziemlich lästige or leidige Angelegenheit, kein Auto zu haben
no pl (= trouble, awkwardness)Unannehmlichkeit(en) f(pl)(to sb für jdn); the inconvenience of a delayed flightdie Unannehmlichkeiten, die durch einen verspäteten Flug verursacht werden; she complained about the inconvenience of having no shops nearbysie beklagte sich darüber, wie unbequem or beschwerlich es sei, keine Geschäfte in der Nähe zu haben; I don’t want to cause you any inconvenienceich möchte Ihnen keine Umstände bereiten or machen; to put somebody to great inconveniencejdm große Umstände bereiten; he went to a great deal of inconvenience to helper machte sich viele Unannehmlichkeiten, um zu helfen; at considerable personal inconveniencetrotz beträchtlicher persönlicher Unannehmlichkeiten; because of the inconvenience of the time/dateweil die Uhrzeit/der Termin ungelegen war
vtUnannehmlichkeiten or Umstände bereiten (+dat); (with reference to time) → ungelegen kommen (+dat); don’t inconvenience yourselfmachen Sie keine Umstände

inconvenience [ˌɪnkənˈviːnɪəns]
1. n (see adj) → scomodità f inv, scarsa funzionalità, inopportunità
not having a car was a great inconvenience → non aver la macchina era una gran scomodità
to put sb to great inconvenience → creare degli inconvenienti a qn, recare disturbo a qn
2. vtdisturbare, incomodare
don't inconvenience yourself → non si disturbi or incomodi

inconvenience [ˌɪnkənˈviːnɪəns]
1. n (see adj) → scomodità f inv, scarsa funzionalità, inopportunità
not having a car was a great inconvenience → non aver la macchina era una gran scomodità
to put sb to great inconvenience → creare degli inconvenienti a qn, recare disturbo a qn
2. vtdisturbare, incomodare
don't inconvenience yourself → non si disturbi or incomodi

inconvenience عدم المُلاءمة potíž ulejlighed Unannehmlichkeit αναστάτωση inconveniencia hankaluus dérangement smetnja inconveniente 不便 불편 ongemak bryderi niewygoda inconveniência неудобство besvär อย่างไม่สะดวก rahatsızlık sự bất tiện 不便


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He assembled a good many Foxes and publicly advised them to cut off their tails, saying that they would not only look much better without them, but that they would get rid of the weight of the brush, which was a very great inconvenience.
A numerous nobility causeth poverty, and inconvenience in a state; for it is a surcharge of expense; and besides, it being of necessity, that many of the nobility fall, in time, to be weak in fortune, it maketh a kind of disproportion, between honor and means.
Besides, there would be another inconvenience attending this proposal, for what is common to many is taken least care of; for all men regard more what is their own than what others share with them in, to which they pay less attention than is incumbent on every one: let me add also, that every one is more negligent of what another is to see to, as well as himself, than of his own private business; as in a family one is often worse served by many servants than by a few.
 
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