The difference between Inconvenience and Trouble
When used as nouns, inconvenience means the quality of being inconvenient, whereas trouble means a distressing or dangerous situation.
When used as verbs, inconvenience means to bother, whereas trouble means to disturb, stir up, agitate (a medium, especially water).
check bellow for the other definitions of Inconvenience and Trouble
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Inconvenience as a noun:
The quality of being inconvenient.
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Inconvenience as a noun:
Something that is not convenient, something that bothers.
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Inconvenience as a verb:
to bother; to discomfort
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Trouble as a noun:
A distressing or dangerous situation.
Examples:
"He was in trouble when the rain started."
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Trouble as a noun:
A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation.
Examples:
"The trouble was a leaking brake line. The trouble with that suggestion is that we lack the funds to put it in motion. The bridge column magnified the trouble with a slight tilt in the wrong direction."
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Trouble as a noun:
A violent occurrence or event.
Examples:
"the troubles in Northern Ireland"
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Trouble as a noun:
Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required.
Examples:
"It's no trouble for me to edit it."
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Trouble as a noun:
A malfunction.
Examples:
"He's been in hospital with some heart trouble. My old car has engine trouble."
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Trouble as a noun:
Liability to punishment; conflict with authority.
Examples:
"He had some trouble with the law."
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Trouble as a noun (mining):
A fault or interruption in a stratum.
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Trouble as a verb (transitive, now, rare):
To disturb, stir up, agitate (a medium, especially water).
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Trouble as a verb (transitive):
To mentally distress; to cause (someone) to be anxious or perplexed.
Examples:
"What she said about narcissism is troubling me."
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Trouble as a verb (transitive):
In weaker sense: to bother or inconvenience.
Examples:
"I will not trouble you to deliver the letter."
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Trouble as a verb (reflexive, or, intransitive):
To take pains do something.
Examples:
"I won't trouble to post the letter today; I can do it tomorrow."
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Trouble as a verb (intransitive):
To worry; to be anxious.