Masculine

inconvénient

Meaning

  1. (masculine) inconvenience
  2. (masculine) drawback, disadvantage

Concepts

inconvenience
disadvantage
drawback
trouble
annoyance
bother
impediment
encumbrance
handicap
damage
objection
inexpedience
inexpediency
infliction
pain in the ass
pain in the neck
snag
unfavorable
unfavourable
unhandiness
wrongdoing

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pain
botheration
con
demur
disadvantages
disservice
downside
harm
hebetude
impropriety
inconvenient
Synonyms

désavantage
35k
gêne
B2
incommodité
contre
A1
douleur
B1
embarras
C2
handicap
C2
malheur
B2
objection
B2
préjudice
C2
règles
A2

rembours

vice
C1
emmerdeur
C2
enquiquineur
incommode
48k
inconvénients
21k
menstruations

peu pratique

tare
40k
drawback
casse-pied

enkikineur

défaut
C1
dérangement
C2
désagrément
27k
Translations

Nachteil
nadeel
svantaggio
minpunt
inconveniente
inconveniente
hinder
schaduwzijde
desavantatge

hinderpaal

gezeur
hindernis
gemaal
inconveniente
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛ̃.kɔ̃.ve.njɑ̃/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle French
inconvenient
Borrowed from Latin
inconveniens
In summary

From in- + convénient, or from Middle French inconvenient, borrowed from Latin inconvenientem.

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