disconvenience

Meanings

• Noun

  The state or experience of being inconvenienced; causing inconvenience to.

  - "The construction work caused great disconvenience for the residents."
  - "I apologize for the disconvenience, but the elevator is out of order."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with disconvenience
inconvenience , prevention , evasion

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Variants

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discomfit , discomfited , discomfiting , discomfitingly , discomfits

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Etymology

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The word 'disconvenience' comes from the Latin word 'inconveniens', meaning 'unsuitable' or 'unadvised'. It was first used in English in the late 15th century.

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Trivia

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1. The longest word in the English language that can be spelled using only the letters in the word 'disconvenience' is 'unenveloping'.

2. In 2011, a man in England was awarded £1,500 in damages after a hospital failed to provide him with a wheelchair, causing him great disconvenience.

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Related Concepts

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1. inconvenience fee: A fee charged by a company for providing a service that is less convenient than the standard option.

2. customer service: The department of a company that deals with providing assistance and support to customers.

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Culture

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In literature, disconvenience is often used to describe a situation that causes frustration or annoyance. For example, in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Darcy's pride and prejudice cause great disconvenience for Elizabeth Bennet and her family.

How to Memorize "disconvenience"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a situation where you are trying to do something, but there are numerous obstacles in your way. This is what disconvenience feels like.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'disconvenience' with the feeling of frustration or annoyance.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'disconvenience' by breaking it down into 'dis' (meaning 'opposite') and 'convenience' (meaning 'easy'). A disconvenience is something that is opposite of convenient.

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