as in headache
something that is a source of irritation
the inconvenience of having to walk everywhere until the car is fixed
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as in to trouble
to cause discomfort to or trouble for
he inconvenienced his sister by moving into her tiny apartment
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Recent Examples of inconvenience
Trinity Francis, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Women have long faced a distinct set of challenges traveling independently in many parts of the world, with potential pitfalls ranging from minor inconveniences to physical danger.
—Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Eric Siegel, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The hall itself won’t be at the center of the village, and signs pointing to it will be discreet so as not to inconvenience non-believers, said Jeanne Le Comte du Colombier, the Paris Games committee’s project manager for the multifaith center.
—Giovanna Dellorto, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024
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Noun
Raleigh designed the Motus to offer the convenience of cycling minus the inconvenience of getting hot and sweaty in the process.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Women have long faced a distinct set of challenges traveling independently in many parts of the world, with potential pitfalls ranging from minor inconveniences to physical danger.
—Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
Stakeholders must also consider other tradeoffs, such as the sheer number of wrongly blocked, inconvenienced customers at each threshold position considered.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The hall itself won’t be at the center of the village, and signs pointing to it will be discreet so as not to inconvenience non-believers, said Jeanne Le Comte du Colombier, the Paris Games committee’s project manager for the multifaith center.
—Giovanna Dellorto, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconvenience
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Other research has found that living near a factory farm is positively associated with risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia, and people who live near them report higher rates of headaches, depression, anger, and respiratory symptoms, such as asthma.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
23 Jan. 2025
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People with bird flu may get pink eye (conjunctivitis), a cough, a sore throat, a runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue and fever.—
Hatty Willmoth,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Scientists who study the vaccines are deeply troubled by these statements.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
16 Jan. 2025
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Roosevelt was deeply troubled by the rise of autocracy in Germany and felt that economic hardship had contributed to the demise of constitutional democracies.—
Katherine Tai,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Jan. 2025
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With no power to fend off poultry farms, neighbors live with stench and nuisances North Carolina keeps poultry farm locations secret.—
Gavin Off,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Jan. 2025
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Like with skateboarding, Kemp says, many leaders saw stickball as a nuisance that disrupted commerce.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
14 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Theresa’s nose has been bothering her and one of her children has asthma.—
Simmone Shah,
TIME,
26 Jan. 2025
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Ludvig Aberg, who shared the second-round lead with Griffin, was bothered by illness throughout the round.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Fun small bedroom ideas feel hard to come by, and frustration sets in before anything actually improves in your space.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2025
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As frustration mounts, a once-fringe idea regains traction: secession.—
Dr. Alex Gold,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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But the new scooter lacked a platform underneath the seat and weighed about 50 pounds — too heavy for her needs, said Marcia Harris, support groups and outreach manager for the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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And Trump, who becomes president at noon Monday, is weighing a possible executive order that would suspend for two or three months the law’s nationwide ban while options for a TikTok sale are examined.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
16 Jan. 2025
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Catastrophic events like the fires in Los Angeles have a way of turning these annoyances into disillusionment.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
The New Yorker,
16 Jan. 2025
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Vent to a friend or family member to release annoyances brewing within instead of bringing tense moments to the office.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Do not use strong perfumes or colognes, which can disturb the experience for others.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
23 Jan. 2025
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The show is a display of staged orderly chaos, models walking across a hilly, grassy arena, crossing in and out around the little knolls, never disturbing or interrupting each other’s paths.—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Inconvenience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconvenience. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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