inconvenient
Meaning of inconvenient
- causing trouble, difficulties, or discomfort.
she telephoned frequently, usually at inconvenient times
late Middle English (originally in the sense ‘incongruous’ or ‘unsuitable’): via Old French from Latin inconvenient-, from in- ‘not’ + convenient- ‘agreeing, fitting’ (see convenient). Current senses date from the mid 17th century.
Information about inconvenient
- It is an adjective.
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CatalanHyphenation of inconvenient
in-con-ve-nient
- It consists of 4 syllables and 12 chars.
- inconvenient is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
inconvenient synonyms
Meaning causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with:
Meaning characterized by or causing hardships or problems:
Meaning not fitting or appropriate:
Meaning not suitable or proper in the circumstances:
Meaning causing difficulty or annoyance:
Meaning annoying; troublesome:
Meaning constituting or presenting a problem:
Meaning causing or tending to cause disruption:
Meaning occurring at an inconvenient or inappropriate time:
Meaning (of an event or act) happening or done at an unsuitable time:
Meaning likely to lead to an adverse outcome:
Meaning not practical, suitable, or advisable:
Meaning having or marked by bad fortune; unlucky:
Meaning involving or creating unfavourable circumstances that reduce the chances of success or effectiveness:
Meaning causing one to feel bored or annoyed:
Meaning causing annoyance, impatience, or mild anger:
Meaning causing annoyance, frustration, or worry:
Meaning causing irritation or annoyance:
Meaning causing anxiety or concern:
Meaning causing anxiety, sorrow or pain; upsetting:
Meaning causing embarrassment:
Meaning making a problem or offence worse or more serious:
Meaning (of weather) unusual for the time of year:
inconvenient antonyms
Meaning fitting in well with a person's needs, activities, and plans:
Translation of inconvenient
- Spanish: inconveniente
- French: inconvénient, incommode
- German: unbequem
- Portuguese: incoveniente
- Italian: scomodo
Words that rhyme with inconvenient
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