inconvenience

C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /ˌɪnkənˈvinjəns/ UK /ˌɪnkənˈviːniəns/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
trouble or difficulty causing discomfort; also, to cause such trouble

We apologize for any inconvenience the delay may cause.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · trouble or difficulty... trouble bother nuisance disruption hassle disturbance

Opposites

convenience ease comfort benefit

Word family

Forms inconveniencies

Derived forms inconveniencedinconveniencing

Related forms convenience convenient inconvenient

Etymology

From Old French inconvenience, from Late Latin inconvenientia ('incongruity'), from in- ('not') + conveniens ('fitting'), from convenire ('to come together'), from com- ('together') + venire ('to come').

convenire Latin venire Latin *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European

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Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives

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# inconvenience

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪnkənˈvinjəns/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪnkənˈviːniəns/

## Meanings
1. trouble or difficulty causing discomfort; also, to cause such trouble

## Examples
- We apologize for any inconvenience the delay may cause.

## Synonyms
- trouble
- bother
- nuisance
- disruption
- hassle
- disturbance

## Antonyms
- convenience
- ease
- comfort
- benefit

## Derived Forms
- inconvenienced
- inconveniencing

## Related Forms
- convenience
- convenient
- inconvenient

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: convenire
- Root: venire
- Root: *gʷem-

## Etymology
From Old French inconvenience, from Late Latin inconvenientia ('incongruity'), from in- ('not') + conveniens ('fitting'), from convenire ('to come together'), from com- ('together') + venire ('to come').

## AI Etymology
Inconvenience is from Old French inconvenience, from Late Latin inconvenientia ('incongruity'), from in- ('not') + conveniens ('fitting'), from convenire ('to come together'), from com- ('together') + venire ('to come'). Important recorded forms include convenire (Latin), venire (Latin), and *gʷem- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers trouble or difficulty causing discomfort; also, to cause such trouble. The wider family includes derived forms such as inconvenienced and inconveniencing and related words such as convenience, convenient, and inconvenient.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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