inconvenience

in·con·ven·ience

 (ĭn′kən-vēn′yəns)

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.

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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

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in•con•ven•ience

(ˌɪn kənˈvin yəns)

n., v. -ienced, -ienc•ing. n.

1. the quality or state of being inconvenient.

2. an inconvenient circumstance or thing.

v.t.

3. to put to trouble; incommode.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin]

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inconvenience

Past participle: inconvenienced
Gerund: inconveniencing

Imperative

inconvenience

inconvenience

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	inconvenience - an inconvenient discomfort incommodiousness discomfort, uncomfortableness - the state of being tense and feeling pain
	2.	inconvenience - a difficulty that causes anxiety   troublesomeness, worriment 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"
Verb	1.	inconvenience - to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." discommode, disoblige, incommode, put out, trouble, bother 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

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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

1. 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]

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inconvenience

noun

1. The state or quality of being inconvenient:

discomfort, incommodiousness, incommodity, trouble.

2. Something that causes difficulty, trouble, or lack of ease:

discomfort, incommodity.

verb

To cause inconvenience for:

discomfort, discommode, incommode, put out, trouble.

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Translations

مُضَايَقَةٌمُضايَقَه، عَدَم مُلائَمَهيُزْعِج، يُضايِق

potížpůsobit potíženesnázobtěžovat

ulejlighedbesværbesværeforstyrreulejlige

UnannehmlichkeitUnbillbelästigeninkommodieren

αναστάτωση

incomodidadinconveniencia

hankaluus

dérangementdérangergênerinconvénient

neugodnost

óòægindivalda óòægindum

disturbaredisturboincomodoinconvenienteinopportunamente

不便

불편

ongemak

bryderiubeleilighet

niewygoda

inconveniência

неудобство

nevšečnost

besvär

ความไม่สะดวก

rahatsızlıksıkıntızahmetzahmet vermek

sự bất tiện

不便不方便使感不便

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 inconvenience → vivir tan lejos de la estación es un gran inconveniente

3. (= trouble) → molestias fpl, inconvenientes mpl
you caused a lot of inconvenience → causaste muchas molestias or muchos inconvenientes
it makes up for the inconvenience of having to move → compensa las molestias or los inconvenientes de tener que mudarse
to put sb to great inconvenience → causar 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 delay → espero que el retraso no le haya causado molestias
I'm sorry to inconvenience you, but → perdone que lo moleste, pero ...
don't inconvenience yourself → no se moleste

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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.

vt → déranger
Don't inconvenience yourself → Ne vous dérangez pas.
to be inconvenienced by sth → être dérangé(e) par qch

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inconvenience

n

(= inconvenient thing) → Unannehmlichkeit f; it’s one of the inconveniences of getting old → es ist einer der Nachteile, wenn man älter wird; it was something of an inconvenience not having a car → es 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 flight → die Unannehmlichkeiten, die durch einen verspäteten Flug verursacht werden; she complained about the inconvenience of having no shops nearby → sie beklagte sich darüber, wie unbequem or beschwerlich es sei, keine Geschäfte in der Nähe zu haben; I don’t want to cause you any inconvenience → ich möchte Ihnen keine Umstände bereiten or machen; to put somebody to great inconvenience → jdm große Umstände bereiten; he went to a great deal of inconvenience to help → er machte sich viele Unannehmlichkeiten, um zu helfen; at considerable personal inconvenience → trotz beträchtlicher persönlicher Unannehmlichkeiten; because of the inconvenience of the time/date → weil die Uhrzeit/der Termin ungelegen war

vt → Unannehmlichkeiten or Umstände bereiten (+dat); (with reference to time) → ungelegen kommen (+dat); don’t inconvenience yourself → machen Sie keine Umstände

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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. vt → disturbare, incomodare
don't inconvenience yourself → non si disturbi or incomodi

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inconvenient

(inkənˈviːnjənt) adjective

causing trouble or difficulty; awkward. He has come at a very inconvenient time. ongepas غَيْر مُلائِم، مُزْعِج неудобен inconveniente nevhodný ungelegen ubelejlig; ubekvem άβολοςinconveniente, inoportuno, malo ebamugav زحمت آور؛ بی موقع hankala mal choisi לא נוֹח असुविधापूर्ण neugodan, neprikladan alkalmatlan merepotkan, tidak menyenangkan óþægilegur inopportuno 不便な 불편한 nepatogus neērts; apgrūtinošs menyusahkan ongelegen, hinderlijkupraktisk, ubeleiligniedogodny زیار لرونکی inconveninte неудобный nevhodný neprimeren nezgodan oläglig, olämplig, besvärlig ซึ่งไม่สะดวก uygunsuz 不方便的 незручний; неспокійний بے آرام bất tiện 不方便的

ˌinconˈvenience noun

(something which causes) trouble or difficulty. He apologized for the inconvenience caused by his late arrival. ongerief مُضايَقَه، عَدَم مُلائَمَه неудобство inconveniência nesnáz, potíž die Unannehmlichkeit ulejlighed; besvær αναστάτωση, μπελάςmolestia, incomodidad tülin, ebamugavus دردسر؛ مزاحمت haitta dérangement אִי-נוֹחוּת असुविधा neudobnost, neugodnost kellemetlenség kerepotan óþægindi incomodo, inconveniente 不便 불편 nepatogumas neērtība; apgrūtinājums masalah ongeriefubeleilighet, bryniewygoda, kłopot مزاحمت inconveniência in­con­­venient; deranj неудобство ťažkosti, mrzutosť, nepríjemnosť sitnost neugodnost olägenhet, besvär ความไม่สะดวก sıkıntı, zahmet 不方便 незручність; турбота تکلیف sự bất tiện 不方便

verb

to cause trouble or difficulty to. I hope I haven't inconvenienced you. ongerief يُزْعِج، يُضايِق създавам неудобство incomodar obtěžovat, působit potíže belästigen ulejlige; besvære; forstyrre ξεβολεύω molestar tülitama دردسر دادن aiheuttaa vaivaa déranger לִגרוֹם אִי-נוֹחוּת कष्ट देना, असुविधा उत्पन्न करना smetai, uznemiravati zavar (vkit) merepotkan valda óþægindum incomodare, disturbare 迷惑をかける 불편하게 하다 sudaryti nepatogumų sagādāt neērtības; apgrūtināt menyebabkan masalah ongerief bezorgen bry, forstyrre sprawiać kłopot درد سر ورکول incomodar a deranja причинять неудобство spôsobiť ťažkosti nadlegovati dovesti u nepriliku besvära, förorsaka besvär för รบกวน zahmet vermek 造成麻煩或困擾 турбувати; завдавати незручностей клопоту تکلیف پہنچانا làm khó 使感不便

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inconvenience

→ مُضَايَقَةٌ potíž ulejlighed Unannehmlichkeit αναστάτωση inconveniencia hankaluus dérangement neugodnost inconveniente 不便 불편 ongemak bryderi niewygoda inconveniência неудобство besvär ความไม่สะดวก rahatsızlık sự bất tiện 不便

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inconvenience

n. inconveniencia.

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