INCONVENIENCE


Meaning of INCONVENIENCE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ in-k ə n- ' v ē -ny ə n(t)s

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, misfortune, inconsistency, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin inconvenientia, from Latin inconvenient-, inconveniens

Date: 1534

1 : something that is inconvenient

2 : the quality or state of being inconvenient

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