Inconvenience - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌɪnkənˈviːnɪəns|  American pronunciation of the word inconvenience
Brit.  |ɪnkənˈviːnɪəns|  British pronunciation of the word inconvenience

noun

- an inconvenient discomfort
- a difficulty that causes anxiety
- the quality of not being useful or convenient

verb

- to cause inconvenience or discomfort to (syn: bother, discommode, disoblige, incommode, put out, trouble)

Extra examples

I hope this delay doesn't cause you any inconvenience.

Bridge repairs cannot be done without some inconvenience to the public.

Parking in the city can be a major inconvenience.

The delay was an inconvenience.

I wouldn't want to inconvenience you.

We were inconvenienced by the bad weather.

We apologise for the delay and any inconvenience caused.

His early arrival was clearly an inconvenience to his host.

I don't want to inconvenience you any further.

...the police staged a raid on the London bagnio, causing great inconvenience to its well-heeled clientele...

My absence will entail inconvenience upon you.

We regret any inconvenience caused to our customers.

Any decision will entail inconvenience for one group or another.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: inconvenience
he/she/it: inconveniences
present participle: inconveniencing
past tense: inconvenienced
past participle: inconvenienced
noun
singular: inconvenience
plural: inconveniences
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