as in headache
something that is a source of irritation
the inconvenience of having to walk everywhere until the car is fixed
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as in to trouble
to cause discomfort to or trouble for
he inconvenienced his sister by moving into her tiny apartment
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Recent Examples of inconvenience
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The main accomplishment in Colorado has been to burden citizens with significant inconvenience and a new tax (bypassing input by voters) that enriches Colorado cities and counties by millions annually.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Although the subsequent road closures inconvenienced a small, vocal minority – among them DJ Diplo and comedian Chris Rock ‒ most attendees happily splashed through the mud until the roads dried up.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Gladbach have some important players out injured, including German international forward Tim Kleindienst and Robin Hack, but that is an inconvenience rather than mitigation and this performance was, by any measure, an absolute shambles.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The main accomplishment in Colorado has been to burden citizens with significant inconvenience and a new tax (bypassing input by voters) that enriches Colorado cities and counties by millions annually.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
Need someone to absorb your wife’s anger over that extramarital affair without inconveniencing your mistress?
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Although the subsequent road closures inconvenienced a small, vocal minority – among them DJ Diplo and comedian Chris Rock ‒ most attendees happily splashed through the mud until the roads dried up.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconvenience
Noun
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Other symptoms may include headache, muscle pain, joint swelling, or rash.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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But just one week later, on June 1, 2019, a splitting headache and blurred vision sent her racing back to the hospital.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The island has been troubled by ash falls and lava flows since 1995, when the Soufriere Hills volcano erupted for the first time in hundreds of years.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Patel's social media post about Dugan's arrest, which has been seen by tens of millions of people, also troubled the former federal prosecutors and judges.—
Mary Spicuzza,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But Bickel and his team uncovered treasure within what might normally be thought of as a nuisance.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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For the cover of the October 13, 2025, issue, the artist Brian Stauffer chose to see the beauty in what many consider a noisy nuisance.—
Françoise Mouly,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Such hard coaching would bother some players.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … HIT THE ROAD – Duffy responds to trucker who 'couldn't be bothered' to learn English in America.—
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FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That doesn’t mean Ohtani’s frustrations aren’t bleeding through.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Bergeron said producers broke an agreement to avoid partisan bookings, prompting him to publicly voice his frustration.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Los Angeles County district attorney at the time, George Gascón, was reexamining their case and weighing whether to ask the court to reconsider their life sentence.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Among the artifacts retrieved was a fragment of an arcade arch that weighs more than 440 pounds.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But that conspiracy tends to manifest in the form of universal contemporary annoyances.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Goldberg turned to express annoyance at producer Brian Teta rushing her along.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Then, use your scrubbing brush to wipe down the tank walls, taking care not to disturb the internal parts like the fill valve and flush valve.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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Low-energy hits only disturbed the surface, while stronger impacts caused cracks and deformation that exposed more material for reaction.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Inconvenience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconvenience. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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