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Term: Inconvenience

Description:

As a noun, inconvenience refers to a situation that causes trouble, difficulty, or annoyance. It can also be used as a verb to indicate the act of causing trouble or being a source of annoyance to someone.

Senses and Usages:

Noun (1):

1. An unexpected or unavoidable trouble or difficulty.

Example sentence: The delayed flight caused a great inconvenience to the passengers.

Noun (2):

2. The state or quality of causing trouble, difficulty, or annoyance.

Example sentence: The ongoing road construction is an inconvenience to the local residents.

Verb (1):

1. To cause trouble, difficulty, or annoyance to someone.

Example sentence: Please don't inconvenience yourself by coming to pick me up; I can take a taxi.

Verb (2):

2. To cause trouble or inconvenience for someone by imposing an inconvenience.

Example sentence: The lost luggage inconvenienced the traveler for the entire trip.

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