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• n  an inconvenient discomfort
• n  a difficulty that causes anxiety
• n  the quality of not being useful or convenient
• v  to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

• There was also this little inconvenience that a few miles away, in the old city of Jerusalem, Christians for centuries had been worshipping the empty tomb of Christ at the Church .
• Despite the inconvenience, Washingtonians seemed almost solidly against Employer Wolfson and in favor of his employees, striking for a 25-an-hour pay hike and other benefits.
• As in the case of Vichy France, memory can be an inconvenience or an embarrassment; faced with incidents that require explanation, too many Argentines instinctively reach for the .

• incommodiousness
• troublesomeness
• worriment
• trouble
• put out
• disoblige
• discommode
• incommode
• bother

• convenience

News & Articles

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• Moving light-rail stop at Anschutz campus may have benefits
  Moving a planned light-rail station in the heart of the Anschutz Medical Campus a half-mile north might be an inconvenience to commuters, but it could be a boon financially to the city of Aurora, city officials say.
  June 15, 2013 - Denver Post
• I-5 bridge collapse
  Be proactive, not reactive While it is clear that the U.S. government is cutting back its expenditures, is it wise to cut funds to our main means of transportation? This bridge collapse was a major inconvenience for people moving along the West Coast, but it was not nearly as bad as it could have be
  June 15, 2013 - Seattle Times
• Single tree traps Tucker neighborhood without power
  It was only a single tree, but it caused a lot of damage and inconvenience to the Classic Village neighborhood in Tucker.
  June 14, 2013 - WXIA-TV Atlanta

Quotes

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• Gerard Arpey in Leading The Charge
  In a statement issued by the airline, Chief Executive Gerard Arpey said, "We regret and apologize that we are once again causing inconvenience to our customers."
• Daniel Craig in www.thisissurreytoday.co.uk
  Daniel, who was recently pictured sporting an arm sling, told Elle magazine: "It's a stupid inconvenience because we had to stop filming. But they gave me an excellent plastic surgeon."
• Samuel Alito in Chicago Tribune
  Simon & Garfunkel regret any inconvenience this has caused their fans and are looking forward to rescheduling the dates when I do feel bad about disrupting so many people's plans but, as I continue to mend, I can't yet bring my 'A game' to a tour,... Art Garfunkel http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Garfunkel&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNH4wXza413hUXR9Gv8Zjt6VTWpL8Q UPI.com http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2010/06/18/Simon-Garfunkel-postpone-US-concerts/UPI-51851276876150/&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEUuYDAyTT3fLYJITE7NfqCUuPcMQ Jun 18, 2010 50752 68394 inconvenient In his dissent, Justice Samuel Alito said, Brushing aside inconvenient precedent, the (majority) arms public educational institutions with a handy weapon for suppressing the speech of unpopular groups - groups to which, as Hastings candidly puts...