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
Paul Ridden
june 22,
New Atlas,
22 June 2026
There have been reports that some locals are not thrilled with Lipa and Turner’s takeover of their city, which has resulted in road closures and other inconveniences.
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José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
20 June 2026
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
Apprehensive about inconveniencing others by appointing Truss at Balmoral—a first in her 70-year reign—the monarch consulted her daughter the Princess Royal.
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Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
9 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Apart from that minor inconvenience, the synchronization between the projector and the DLP-Link glasses that accompanied my review unit was top notch and the delivery quite astonishing.
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Paul Ridden
june 22,
New Atlas,
22 June 2026
There have been reports that some locals are not thrilled with Lipa and Turner’s takeover of their city, which has resulted in road closures and other inconveniences.
—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
20 June 2026
Verb
The plots of these shows usually center on a murder, which occurs not so much to end a human life as to inconvenience our star, who must postpone a brunch or a media event to conceal an inconvenient corpse.
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Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
Apprehensive about inconveniencing others by appointing Truss at Balmoral—a first in her 70-year reign—the monarch consulted her daughter the Princess Royal.
—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconvenience
Noun
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That’s when the real headache for businesses began, as customs checks, border controls and reams of paperwork came into force.
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But the move enabled Florida to lock in what will be one of the best top-six forward groups in the league, slotting Brady Tkachuck into the left wing spot on the second line alongside center Sam Bennett and right wing Matthew Tkachuk that will cause opponents major headaches.
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The South Africans looked dangerous on the counterattack, creating multiple chances, though their shots in the opening minutes were limited to long-range strikes that barely troubled the Canadians.
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Playing just nine miles from his old stomping grounds at Red Bull Arena, Murillo, who now plays for Besiktas in Turkey, troubled England in the first half.
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Someone decides what counts as cultivation and what counts as nuisance, what gets watered and what gets pulled, what belongs in the planned bed and what must be removed before visitors arrive.
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Many people view heat as an annual summer nuisance but have no reference for differentiating dangerous extreme events.
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For all the chatter about his choices in handbags, Haaland doesn’t seem remotely bothered.
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What bothers me is the foot-dragging, the spinning in circles, the slow degradation of these characters into annoying stereotypes.
Noun
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Those frustrations could be on the verge of boiling over.
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But without knowing the reasons behind those decisions, the criticism amounts to nothing more than frustrations over unmet expectations.
Verb
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Now the county is weighing greenlighting a nearly $80,000 event.
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The department’s definition laid out several criteria used to weigh if degrees count as professional programs.
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Friedland describes the ritual with the mixture of reverence and annoyance that marks many of his best observations.
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Game changer, annoyance, or something in between?
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The first trailer stars Keitel drinking in a bar, while the second sees DeVito’s sleep getting disturbed by a phone call.
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What a depressing, disturbing waste, no matter the final verdict.
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“Inconvenience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconvenience. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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