inconvenient
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˌɪnkənˈviːniənt/
- The meeting is at a time that is inconvenient for most employees.
- an inconvenient time
- make it inconvenient
- find it inconvenient
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Watch on YouTubeEven with people that you can trust, if the truth is inconvenient, they don't believe it.
- Even with people that you can trust, if the truth is inconvenient, they don't believe it.
- That means it was inconvenient for them to say.
- I mean, the time is, is to me far more inconvenient than than paying for it.
- Unless they're telling you something that is inconvenient for them to say.
- No one is going to say that's a reasonable, you know, inconvenient time for the seller.
- I think actually if if it's inconvenient, it shows that system hasn't been thought through a lot.
- So, yeah, there's nothing more inconvenient than a child losing the use of a limb, right?
- If this pump just died, that's going to be extremely inconvenient.
- And then he goes and they close them at the most inconvenient times.
- And personally I just find these things a little bit inconvenient to wear because you can't really move.
- Tremendously inconvenient, but that's the price you pay for weight savings.
Examples
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It's simply inconvenient to adopt that technology right now with our system.
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It's just it's really inconvenient to use a car.
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That means it was inconvenient for them to say.
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So this is slightly more inconvenient, but not too bad.
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It's so inconvenient not to have the office.
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Unfortunately, it is an inconvenient time for us, do we really need to come right now?
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I imagine it must be so inconvenient for him, not knowing the language.
Fiction book (1990) -
While this may be a little inconvenient, it will make the environment much safer for all children.
Academic text (1996) -
And this is very inconvenient timing for Biden.
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Because it's inconvenient to be caring for your elderly parents.
Synonyms
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2.1
Hard to control or deal with, often not willing to help
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2.9
Making someone feel annoyed or impatient
45
3.9
Causing worry or annoyance and hard to deal with
22
6.7
Large, heavy, and difficult to carry or use
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7.1
Causing a lot of extra work or worry
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3.5
Causing annoyance or trouble
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2.5
Hard to move because of its size or shape
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7.4
Making you feel annoyed or bored
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3.9
Unpleasant to do or feel and causing annoyance
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9.4
Something that makes people feel annoyed or causes small repeated problems
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9.1
Not a good idea when it is risky or will not work
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5.8
Not easy to use or carry
Antonyms
How Convenient
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4.2
268
1.8
234
1.0
204
2.7
78
4.1
10
2.5
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5.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
inconvenient = convenient (transparent) = in + convenient
This is a straightforward negative prefix added to 'convenient', yielding the directly inferable meaning 'not convenient'.
Etymology
Inconvenient is made of in- meaning 'not' and the rest comes from a word meaning 'to come together', as in convention. So something inconvenient does not 'come together' with your plans or comfort, and that is why it causes trouble or difficulty.