inconveniency

inconveniency
inconveniency (n.) mid-15c., "mischief, injury," from L. inconvenientia (see INCONVENIENCE (Cf. inconvenience) (n.)). Meaning "trouble, disadvantage" is from 1550s.

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  • Inconveniency — In con*ven ien*cy, n. Inconvenience. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inconveniency — noun (plural cies) Date: circa 1552 inconvenience …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • inconveniency — /in keuhn veen yeuhn see/, n., pl. inconveniencies. inconvenience. [1400 50; late ME: mishap, danger; see INCONVENIENCE, Y3] * * * …   Universalium

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