NYT Dictionary

INCONVENIENCE

/ɪnkənˈvinjəns/
NounVerbin-con-VE-niencein-con-ve-nience · 4 syllablesGrade 4

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2021, 2022, 2024

Meaning

The quality of being inconvenient.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

From Middle English inconvenience, from Old French inconvenience (“misfortune, calamity, impropriety”) (compare French inconvenance (“impropriety”) and inconvénient (“inconvenience”)), from Late Latin inconvenientia (“inconsistency, incongruity”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

annoyancenuisancetroublediscommodatediscommodeincommodeimposeincommodiousnesstroublesomenessworriment

Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle:

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