I. in ‧ con ‧ ve ‧ ni ‧ ence 1 /ˌɪnkənˈviːniəns/ BrE AmE noun
[ Word Family: verb : ↑ inconvenience ; noun : ↑ convenience ≠ ↑ inconvenience ; adverb : ↑ conveniently ≠ ↑ inconveniently ; adjective : ↑ convenient ≠ ↑ inconvenient ]
1 . [uncountable] problems caused by something which annoy or affect you:
We apologise for the delay and any inconvenience caused.
the inconvenience of (doing) something
the inconvenience of having to find another buyer
2 . [countable] someone or something that causes problems for you:
a minor inconvenience
inconvenience to
His early arrival was clearly an inconvenience to his host.
II. inconvenience 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: verb : ↑ inconvenience ; noun : ↑ convenience ≠ ↑ inconvenience ; adverb : ↑ conveniently ≠ ↑ inconveniently ; adjective : ↑ convenient ≠ ↑ inconvenient ]
to cause problems for someone:
I don’t want to inconvenience you any further.