Words / B1

ink-uh-n-VEEN-ee-uh-ns/ˌɪnkənˈviːniəns/

Inconvenience is trouble caused to someone: sorry for the inconvenience; a minor inconvenience. As a verb, to inconvenience someone. Inconvenient is the adjective. Nuisance is more annoying; disruption is larger. Lift outages: sorry for the inconvenience.

Meaning

Trouble or difficulty caused to someone; as a verb, to cause that trouble.

Examples

• “Sorry for the inconvenience while the lifts are out of service.”
• “The diversion inconvenienced night-shift nurses, which is the verb.”

Good to know

sorry for the inconvenience; a minor inconvenience. Adjective: inconvenient. Verb: inconvenience someone. Notices / estates. Not a disaster.

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