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    inconvenience
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    in‧con‧ve‧ni‧ence1 /ˌɪnkənˈviːniəns/ noun
     Word Family: verb: inconvenience; noun: convenience ≠ inconvenience; adverb: conveniently ≠ inconveniently; adjective: convenient ≠ inconvenient
    1. [uncountable] problems caused by something which annoy or affect you:
        We apologise for the delay and any inconvenience caused.
        the inconvenience of (doing) something
        the inconvenience of having to find another buyer
    2. [countable] someone or something that causes problems for you:
        a minor inconvenience
        inconvenience to
        His early arrival was clearly an inconvenience to his host.

    II
    inconvenience2 verb [transitive]
     Word Family: verb: inconvenience; noun: convenience ≠ inconvenience; adverb: conveniently ≠ inconveniently; adjective: convenient ≠ inconvenient
    to cause problems for someone:
        I don’t want to inconvenience you any further.