inconveniency

[ in-kuhn-veen-yuhn-see ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural in·con·ven·ien·cies.

1400–50; late Middle English: mishap, danger; inconvenience, -y ³

He got up and moved the bed; but he had not lain long, before he found the same inconveniency continued.

Perhaps infinite wisdom foresees some inconveniency which we are not aware of, and therefore is about to remove us.

My refusal to eat flesh occasioned an inconveniency, and I was frequently chid for my singularity.

It will be no inconveniency to me therefore to wait upon you at whatever time you please.

My refusing to eat flesh occasioned an inconveniency, and I was frequently chid for my singularity.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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