Main Entry: ¹in·con·ve·nience

Pronunciation: \ˌin-kən-ˈvē-nyən(t)s\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, misfortune, inconsistency, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin inconvenientia, from Latin inconvenient-, inconveniens

Date: 1534

1 : something that is inconvenient
2 : the quality or state of being inconvenient