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inconvenience vs distress

distress vs inconvenience

inconvenience and distress both are nouns.

inconvenience and distress both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inconvenience Yes No Yes No
distress Yes No Yes No
As verbs, distress is a hyponym of inconvenience; that is, distress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inconvenience:
  • inconvenience: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
  • distress: bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
Other hyponyms of inconvenience include straiten.
inconvenience (noun) distress (noun)
the quality of not being useful or convenient the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
a difficulty that causes anxiety psychological suffering
an inconvenient discomfort extreme physical pain
a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
inconvenience (verb) distress (verb)
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to cause mental pain to
bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
Difference between inconvenience and distress

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