Inconvenience — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an inconvenient discomfort

a difficulty that causes anxiety

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪŋkənvˈiːnɪəns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪŋkənvˈiːnɪəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪŋkənvˈiːnɪəns/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪŋkənvˈiːnɪəns/.

Examples

Sorry to trouble you, but...

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bother trouble incommode worriment disoblige put out troublesomeness discommode incommodiousness

Antonyms

convenience

Parts of Speech

noun	an inconvenient discomfort
noun	a difficulty that causes anxiety
noun	the quality of not being useful or convenient
verb	to cause inconvenience or discomfort to “Sorry to trouble you, but...”

Word Forms

inconvenience	verb	to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
incommodious	adjective	uncomfortably or inconveniently small
troublesome	adjective	difficult to deal with
worry	verb	be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
inconvenient	adjective	not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs
trouble	noun	a source of difficulty
inconvenience	noun	the quality of not being useful or convenient
botheration	noun	the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
bother	noun	an angry disturbance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unannehmlichkeit

ein unangenehmes Unbehagen

🇫🇷French

désagrément

un inconfort gênant

🇪🇸Spanish

inconveniencia

una molestia incómoda

🇮🇹Italian

inconveniente

un fastidioso disagio

🇳🇱Dutch

ongemak

een ongemakkelijk ongemak

🇵🇹Portuguese

inconveniente

um desconforto inconveniente

🇷🇺Russian

неудобство

неприятный дискомфорт

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असुविधा

एक असुविधाजनक बेचैनी

🇧🇩Bengali

অসুবিধা

একটি অসুবিধাজনক অস্বস্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

சிரமம்

ஒரு சிரமமான அசௌகரியம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసౌకర్యం

ఒక అసౌకర్య అసౌకర్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

गैरसोय

एक गैरसोयीची अस्वस्थता

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસુવિધા

એક અસુવિધાજનક અગવડતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನಾನುಕೂಲತೆ

ಅನಾನುಕೂಲ ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസൗകര്യം

ഒരു അസുഖകരമായ അസ്വാസ്ഥ്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸੁਵਿਧਾ

ਇੱਕ ਅਸੁਵਿਧਾਜਨਕ ਬੇਅਰਾਮੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

تکلیف

ایک تکلیف دہ تکلیف

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不便

不便的不适

🇯🇵Japanese

不便

不便な不快感

🇰🇷Korean

불편

불편한 불편함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bất tiện

một sự khó chịu bất tiện

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่สะดวก

ความรู้สึกไม่สบายที่ไม่สะดวก

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidaknyamanan

ketidaknyamanan yang tidak menyenangkan

🇵🇭Filipino

abala

isang hindi komportable na kakulangan sa ginhawa

🇲🇾Malay

ketidakselesaan

ketidakselesaan yang menyusahkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مريح

انزعاج غير مريح

🇮🇷Persian

ناراحتی

یک ناراحتی ناخوشایند

🇹🇷Turkish

rahatsızlık

uygunsuz bir rahatsızlık

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִי נוֹחוּת

אי נוחות לא נוחה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'inconvenience'?

The primary meaning of 'inconvenience' is 'an inconvenient discomfort'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'inconvenience' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'inconvenience' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'inconvenience' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'inconvenience' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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