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What is another word for inconvenience?

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Noun

The state or fact of being troublesome or difficult

A cause or source of trouble or difficulty

A thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone

A burden or ordeal that must be endured or overcome

Effort or exertion made to do something, especially when inconvenient

Tiresomeness

The state or quality of being impractical

(colloquial, US) A difficult or tedious undertaking

A test of someone's abilities or internal fortitude

Tests of someone's abilities or internal fortitude

To bother or cause inconvenience to

To cause irritation or annoyance to

To impede the work or progress of

To be detrimental to

To hurt or injure someone physically, mentally or emotionally

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Noun

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The state or fact of being troublesome or difficult

labor^US

labour^UK

trials and tribulations

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“She would prefer he would be pleased to visit Southbrook and spare her the inconvenience of traveling to see him in Chichester.”

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A cause or source of trouble or difficulty

source of aggravation

irksomeness

affliction

sore point

burr under someone's saddle

burr in someone's saddle

trials and tribulations

offense^US

offence^UK

chip on your shoulder

a thorn in someone's side

mind-numbing experience

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“The extreme length of time they took up in drying was a great inconvenience.”

Noun

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A thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone

baulk^UK

balk^US

monkey wrench in the works

other side of the coin

millstone round one's neck

defence^UK

defense^US

millstone around your neck

psychological baggage

millstone round someone's neck

baulking^UK

balking^US

unfortunate development

precautionary measure

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Noun

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A burden or ordeal that must be endured or overcome

rigour^UK

rigor^US

trials and tribulations

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

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Noun

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Effort or exertion made to do something, especially when inconvenient

labour^UK

labor^US

rigour^UK

rigor^US

Noun

Tiresomeness

Noun

The state or quality of being impractical

Noun

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(colloquial, US) A difficult or tedious undertaking

labor^US

labour^UK

hard mountain to climb

Noun

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A test of someone's abilities or internal fortitude

Noun

Tests of someone's abilities or internal fortitude

Verb

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To bother or cause inconvenience to

“The good doctor thinks too much of only slight symptoms, and would inconvenience me with his rules.”

Verb

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To cause irritation or annoyance to

antagonize^US

rub you up the wrong way

antagonise^UK

get in your hair

tee off

drive round the twist

put someone's nose out of joint

get your back up

abrade

give someone the hump

agonise^UK

agonize^US

make severe demands on

hurt somebody's feelings

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

breathe down someone's neck

carp at

make somebody's hackles rise

get on someone's case

criticize^US

ruffle one's feathers

criticise^UK

grumble at

rattle someone's cage

get up someone's nose

drive you up the wall

push someon's buttons

victimize^US

exhaust someone's patience

get on someone's back

set one's teeth on edge

tyrannize^US

weigh heavily on one's mind

victimise^UK

tyrannise^UK

have a down on

do someone's head in

mess with someone's head

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“Noise and fumes from the heavy traffic would greatly inconvenience residents.”

Verb

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To impede the work or progress of

baulk^UK

balk^US

throw a spanner in the works

get in the way of

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

cramp someone's style

put a spoke in someone's wheel

throw monkey wrench in

put at a disadvantage

mess up

place at a disadvantage

queer someone's pitch

bring to screeching halt

prevent from making progress

throw a monkey wrench in the works

put out of commission

throw a spoke in the wheel of

hang fire

enjoin

ward

not allow to go beyond

keep within the limits of

narrow down

bog

put the lid on

take wind out of sails

throw a monkey wrench into

bring to a standstill

destabilize^US

demoralize^US

give a disadvantage to

be unfair to

put in an unfavourable position

treat unfavourably

tell against

inflict a handicap on

demoralise^UK

destabilise^UK

act like a wet blanket

gaol^UK

jail^US

take the wind out of your sails

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Verb

To be detrimental to

destabilise^UK

destabilize^US

jeopardise^UK

jeopardize^US

put out of commission

throw a monkey wrench into

vandalize^US

vandalise^UK

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

paralyze^US

paralyse^UK

hospitalize^US

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

hospitalise^UK

be disadvantageous to

waste

be deleterious to

drive a nail into the coffin of

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

have a negative effect on

color^US

colour^UK

pull the rug out from under

affect

disfashion

consume

be a blot on the landscape

cause the sacrifice of

discolour^UK

discolor^US

rain on someone's parade

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

immobilize^US

scandalize^US

immobilise^UK

confine to a wheelchair

scandalise^UK

drag through the mire

agonise^UK

agonize^US

pulverize^US

pulverise^UK

vaporize^US

vaporise^UK

bastardize^US

bastardise^UK

throw a spanner in the works

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

bring about the downfall of

moonlight requisition

burglarize^US

burglarise^UK

vulgarize^US

neutralize^US

bring a note of sadness to

vulgarise^UK

neutralise^UK

throw monkey wrench in

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Verb

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To hurt or injure someone physically, mentally or emotionally

agonise^UK

agonize^US

anguish

traumatise^UK

traumatize^US

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