DictionaryRoot: inconvenientia
Latin
inconvenientia
incongruity; misfortune
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noun / verb
inconvenience
in-kuhn-VEEN-ee-uhns/ˌɪnkənˈviːniəns/
Trouble or discomfort that disrupts someone's plans or activities.
Etymology
Latin inconvenientia meant a lack of consistency or congruity. Through senses such as misfortune and affliction, the word came to name the trouble or discomfort something causes.