inconveniences
Small daily annoyances
Inconveniences are minor troubles or annoyances—things that make life slightly harder without rising to serious problems.
A delayed flight, a broken elevator, a form that requires too many signatures.
The word often appears in apologies that minimize the disruption: We apologize for any inconveniences this may cause.
As a verb, to inconvenience someone is to cause them such trouble: I hope I haven't inconvenienced you.
Cause of aggravation
- hassleIrritating difficulty
- botherTo annoy or disturb
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- aggravationState of being vexed
vexation · frustration · pest · irritant · headache · peeve · bugbear · gripe
Break in continuity
- delayEnforced waiting period
- outageLoss of electrical service
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- malfunctionFailure to operate properly
stoppage · blackout · gridlock · standstill · cancellation · detour · rescheduling · closure
State of being hard
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- troubleDifficulty or distress
setback · complication · struggle · ordeal · adversity · hardship · misfortune · predicament
nuisance
Cause of aggravation
- hassleIrritating difficulty
- botherTo annoy or disturb
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
aggravation · vexation · frustration · pest · irritant · headache · peeve · bugbear · gripe · exasperation
interruption
Break in continuity
malfunction · stoppage · blackout · gridlock · standstill · cancellation · detour · rescheduling · closure · shutdown
difficulty
State of being hard
trouble · setback · complication · struggle · ordeal · adversity · hardship · misfortune · predicament · dilemma
- annoyancesannoyance, annoyances, irritations, irritation, nuisance
- trivialitiestrivia, trifles, minutiae, small potatoes, peanuts
- nonproblemsnonissues, trifles, trivia, molehills, false alarms
- routine matterscheck-ups, follow-ups, physicals, screenings, vaccinations
inconveniencesconveniences
Useful household features
comforts · advantages · perks · amenities · benefits
inconveniencescatastrophes
Disastrous events of great magnitude
disasters · tragedies · calamities · crises · emergencies