inconvénient

See also: inconvenient

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.kɔ̃.ve.njɑ̃/

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Noun

inconvénient m (plural inconvénients)

1. inconvenience

   Near-synonym: désagrément

2. drawback, disadvantage

   Coordinate term: avantage

Related terms

• inconvenant

Further reading

• “inconvénient”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.