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Synonyms for inconvenience

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The quality of being inconvenient.

  2. n. 2

    Something that is not convenient, something that bothers.

  3. v. 1

    To bother; to discomfort.

Forms

Plural
inconveniences → troubles, annoyances, nuisances, pains…
Past participle
inconvenienced
e.g. inconvenienced → bothered, annoyed, discommoded, incommoded…

Example sentences

  • pain By and large, women can bear pain better than men.
  • disturbance Is this a servo or a disturbance-rejection problem?
  • nuisance If you only knew how much of a nuisance you are!
  • annoyance To our great annoyance, he barged in on our party.
  • disadvantage His diligence turned out a disadvantage after all.
  • awkwardness The feeling of awkwardness did not leave me.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
inconveniencefalling
painrising
disturbancesteady
nuisancefalling
annoyancerising
disadvantagesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
vex1
4 letters
pain1
5 letters
annoy2
6 letters
bother2, plague1, impose2, harass2, molest2
7 letters
trouble2, disturb2, torment2
8 letters
nuisance2, irritate3, disquiet3, vexation
9 letters
annoyance3, unfitness, worriment, incommode, disoblige
10 letters
infliction3, discommode
11 letters
disturbance3, awkwardness3
12 letters
disadvantage4, unwieldiness4, discommodate
14 letters
cumbersomeness
15 letters
troublesomeness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (annoy2 = 2 syllables).

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