inconvenience

  • 21inconvenience — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bother, nuisance, difficulty, awkward detail; see trouble 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun 1. The state or quality of being inconvenient: discomfort, incommodiousness, incommodity, trouble. See COMFORT. 2. Something… …

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  • 22inconvenience — [ɪnkən vi:nɪəns] noun the state or fact of being slightly troublesome or difficult. verb cause inconvenience to …

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  • 23inconvenience — [ˌɪnkənˈviːniəns] noun [C/U] I a problem or situation that causes difficulties or needs extra effort II verb [T] inconvenience [ˌɪnkənˈviːniəns] to cause difficulties for someone …

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  • 24inconvenience — /ɪnkənˈviniəns/ (say inkuhn veeneeuhns) noun 1. the quality or state of being inconvenient. 2. an inconvenient circumstance or thing; something that causes discomfort, trouble, etc. –verb (t) (inconvenienced, inconveniencing) 3. to put to… …

  • 25inconvenience — In the rule that statutes should be so construed as to avoid inconvenience, this means, as applied to the public, the sacrifice or jeopardizing of important public interests or hampering the legitimate activities of government or the transaction… …

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  • 26inconvenience — In the rule that statutes should be so construed as to avoid inconvenience, this means, as applied to the public, the sacrifice or jeopardizing of important public interests or hampering the legitimate activities of government or the transaction… …

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  • 27inconvenience — see poverty is no disgrace, but it is a great inconvenience …

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  • 28inconvenience — n. & v. n. 1 lack of suitability to personal requirements or ease. 2 a cause or instance of this. v.tr. cause inconvenience to. Etymology: ME f. OF f. LL inconvenientia (as INCONVENIENT) …

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  • 29inconvenience — 1. noun a) The quality of being inconvenient. b) Something that is not convenient, something that bothers. Syn: annoyance, nuisance 2. verb To …

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  • 30inconvenience — in·con·ven·ience || ‚ɪnkÉ™n vɪːnɪəns n. bother, disturbance, discomfort, nuisance v. cause discomfort, trouble, put out, disturb …

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