inconvenience

²in·con·ve·nience

verb \ˌin-kən-ˈvē-nyən(t)s\

in·con·ve·niencedin·con·ve·nienc·ing

Definition of INCONVENIENCE

transitive verb

: to cause problems or trouble for : subject to inconvenience <sorry to inconvenience you>

Examples of INCONVENIENCE

1. I wouldn't want to inconvenience you.
2. We were inconvenienced by the bad weather.
3. … I could count on one of my aunts to insist that she take me to some far-off corner of Nairobi to find the best bargains, no matter how long the trip took or how much it might inconvenience her. —Barack Obama, Dreams from My Father, (1995) 2004
4. The work was inconvenienced by the time of year, there being only about three hours of natural light per day, but the pyroclastic spectacle made the darkness photogenic. —John McPhee, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 1988
5. Medieval manuscripts are turgid with abbreviations, which favor the copyist although they inconvenience the reader. —Walter J. Ong, Orality and Literacy, (1982) 2002

Origin of INCONVENIENCE

(see ¹inconvenience)

First Known Use: circa 1656

Related to INCONVENIENCE

Synonyms: discommode, disoblige, disturb, incommode, put out, trouble

Antonyms: accommodate, favor, oblige

Related Words: burden, encumber, saddle, weigh; fetter, hamper, hamstring, handicap, hinder, hobble, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle, tie up, trammel; aggravate, anger, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, exasperate, gall, get, irk, nettle, peeve, pique, rile, vex; grate, inflame (also enflame), provoke; agitate, perturb, upset

Near Antonyms: abet, aid, assist, help; ease, facilitate, smooth; appease, conciliate, disarm, mollify, pacify, placate; delight, gladden, gratify, please, satisfy; comfort, console, content

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