Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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fly in the ointment | Yes | No | No | No |
inconvenience | Yes | No | Yes | No |
fly in the ointment (noun) | inconvenience (noun) |
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an inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something | the quality of not being useful or convenient |
a difficulty that causes anxiety | |
an inconvenient discomfort |
fly in the ointment (verb) | inconvenience (verb) |
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to cause inconvenience or discomfort to |