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
Angela Yang, NBC news, 25 July 2025
While the Central Florida heat created some inconvenience for Skye, Hunt was proud to share that moment with him.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2025
Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2025
The people who live or conduct business on Troost Avenue would be inconvenienced by a name change.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025
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Noun
Getting off the waitlist can now take days, an inconvenience many new users complained about in comments on the app's Instagram posts.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 25 July 2025
While the Central Florida heat created some inconvenience for Skye, Hunt was proud to share that moment with him.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2025
Verb
That’s unlike the species’ trash bin-opening habit, which has inconvenienced homeowners across at least 44 different suburbs.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2025
The people who live or conduct business on Troost Avenue would be inconvenienced by a name change.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconvenience
Noun
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While the flu shot can cause redness and soreness at the injection site, as well as fever, muscle aches, headache and fatigue, FluMist can cause flu-like symptoms, including runny nose, congestion, sore throat, cough, fever, and muscle aches.—
Alice Park,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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Residents report constant running noses, headaches and sore throats.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Their concern goes beyond their own struggles; they are troubled by the thought of other survivors who haven’t been as fortunate in securing assistance or receiving donations that could mean the difference between recovery and despair.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
4 Aug. 2025
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What really troubles me is the reveal that her name is Mildred Brown.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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One player in particular, Nick Bosa, is serving as a welcome nuisance to get Purdy ready for this season.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Manganese is more of a nuisance, but arsenic can cause cancer in humans, Chambers said.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The article includes a fancy-looking formula central to the algorithm, but the formula is nearly impossible to decipher since the authors didn’t bother to explain half the symbols in it.—
Noah Giansiracusa,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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If a body is here, whoever buried it didn’t bother digging deep, because there’s no fear of getting caught.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Trump in recent weeks has expressed frustration with Russia as the war continues, and Friday's meeting could have key implication for peace talks as well as Russia-U.S. relations.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Trump's frustration with Putin appeared to be building as Moscow expanded its ground and long-range strike operations in recent months.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In January 2025, the first of three offshore substations arrived, weighing 4,000 tonnes, and becoming the heaviest piece of equipment ever handled by the Port of Virginia.—
Anna Broughel,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Some species of sturgeon can grow to massive sizes, such as the one found in British Columbia in 2022 believed to be 10 feet long and weighing close to 600 pounds.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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But 20 near the ware washing area crosses the line from annoyance to swarm.—
David J. Neal
August 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
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Add in some more baffling decisions on top of that, and what should have been an easy layup is yet again another series of annoyances.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
Verb
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He was recently disturbed by a Reddit thread in which a user posted jargon-heavy chatbot messages that seemed eerily familiar.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
10 Aug. 2025
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This experience left him disturbed by how his presence affected others.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
8 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Inconvenience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconvenience. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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