inconvenient

/ɪnkənˈviːniənt/ /ɪŋkənˈviːniənt/

Meanings

noun

An inconsistency, an incongruity.

Examples :

"The inconvenient in the schedule was that the meeting room was double-booked, forcing us to find another space. "

noun

An inconvenient circumstance or situation; an inconvenience.

Examples :

"The late bus was a major inconvenience for her school commute. "

situation condition thing

adjective

Not convenient

Examples :

"Having the meeting at 8:00 AM is inconvenient for me because I have to drop my kids off at school. "

situation condition

Related Words

meeting noun

/ˈmiːtɪŋ/ /ˈmitɪŋ/

(gerund) The act of persons or things that meet.

"Meeting him will be exciting. I enjoy meeting new people."

schedule noun

/ˈskɛ.dʒu.əl/ /ʃɛ.djuːl/ /ˈskɛ.djuːl/

A slip of paper; a short note.

"The teacher handed out a schedule for the week's activities. "

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

For the reason (that).

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

commute verb

/kəˈmjuːt/

To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen

"to commute tithes into rentcharges for a sum; to commute market rents for a premium, to commute daily fares for a season ticket"

inconsistency noun

/ˌɪnkənˈsɪst(ə)nsi/ /ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi/

The state of being inconsistent.

"The inconsistency in his study habits made it difficult for him to pass the tests. "

convenient adjective

/kənˈviːniənt/ /kənˈvinjənt/

Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.

"The train schedule was convenient for getting to work on time. "

situation noun

/sɪtjuːˈeɪʃən/

The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.

"The United States is in an awkward situation with debt default looming."

circumstance noun

/-æns/ /ˈsɝ.kəm.ˌstæns/

That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things.

"The circumstance of the heavy rain delayed the school bus. "

inconvenience noun

/ɪnkənˈviːnɪəns/ /ɪnkənˈvinjəns/

The quality of being inconvenient.

"The late start time was a significant inconvenience for the students. "

incongruity noun

/ˌɪnkɒŋˈɡruːəti/ /ˌɪŋkənˈɡruːəti/

The state of being incongruous, or lacking congruence.

"The incongruity of wearing a swimsuit to a funeral was obvious to everyone. "

forcing verb

/ˈfɔː(ɹ).sɪŋ/ /ˈfɔɹ.sɪŋ/

To violate (a woman); to rape.

another pronoun

/æˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /æˈnʌð.ɚ/ /əˈnʌð.ɚ/

An additional one of the same kind.

"There is one sterling and here is another"