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inconvenience definition

in·con·ven·ience (in′kən vēn′yəns)

noun

  1. the quality or state of being inconvenient; lack of comfort, ease, etc.; bother; trouble
  2. anything inconvenient
Also inconveniency in′·con·ven′·iency (-yən sē)

Etymology: OFr < LL inconvenientia

transitive verb inconvenienced -·ienced, inconveniencing -·ienc·ing

to cause inconvenience to; cause trouble or bother to; incommode

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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