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
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Within manufacturing environments, equipment breakdown is an expensive inconvenience.
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Ed Garibian,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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
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Noun
Or would the weather pull off the ultimate inconvenience and force everyone involved to alter travel plans and come back on Monday?
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Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Within manufacturing environments, equipment breakdown is an expensive inconvenience.
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Ed Garibian,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Verb
Baseball doesn’t have a monopoly on rude fan behavior or organizational decisions that inconvenience their fans.
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Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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.
—
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconvenience
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Intense exercise on a sizzling day can lead to extreme fatigue, impaired performance, headache, irritability, nausea, dizziness, cramping and dehydration, all symptoms of exertional heat illness.
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Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome causes fatigue, fever, muscle aches, abdominal problems, headaches, chills and dizziness in the early stages, and late symptoms include chest tightness, coughing, shortness of breath and lungs filling with fluid.
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As the second half began, Cape Verde continued to hold off the Argentinians and managed a couple of opportunities on the opposition’s goal, though nothing that overly troubled Emiliano Martínez.
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Woolf composed her great modernist novels and her brilliant essays while troubled by suicidal thoughts and the tumult of two world wars.
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And to add insult to social and cultural injury, the new policies also present a logistical nuisance.
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In New York, night clubs were sometimes regarded as a civic nuisance; one obstacle was the city’s cabaret law, from 1926, which required bars to obtain a special permit if patrons were dancing and was not fully repealed until 2017.
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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.
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This would let traffic flow, which is so necessary for the vitality and economy of Chicago; provide a safer route for bikers; and ease the frustration of all of those on the streets of Chicago.
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Spence also appears to be absorbing the blame for broader failures, with Thomas Tuchel’s touchline frustrations obvious and — for a player still establishing himself at this level — that scrutiny is unlikely to help.
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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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He was particularly disturbed by administration officials' attempts to characterize both as domestic terrorists.
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The appeal is largely practical, since powders travel well in a bag, don’t leave hands greasy and can be dusted on without disturbing whatever’s already on your skin.
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“Inconvenience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconvenience. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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