Inconvenience vs Loss - What's the difference?
inconvenience | loss |
The quality of being inconvenient.
* Hooker
Something that is not convenient, something that bothers.
* Tillotson
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to bother; to discomfort
an instance of losing, such as a defeat
The result of an alteration in a function or characteristic of the body, or of its previous integrity.
the hurtful condition of having lost something or someone
(in the plural) casualties, especially physically eliminated victims of violent conflict
(financial) the sum an entity loses on balance
destruction, ruin
(engineering) electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work
As nouns the difference between inconvenience and loss
is that inconvenience is the quality of being inconvenient while loss is (lus).As a verb inconvenience
is to bother; to discomfort.inconvenience
English
Noun
- They plead against the inconvenience , not the unlawfulness, of ceremonies in burial.
- Man is liable to a great many inconveniences .
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Synonyms
* (something inconvenient) annoyance, nuisanceVerb
(inconvenienc)Synonyms
* (obsolete) discommodateExternal links
* *loss
English
Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Noun
(es)- The match ended in their first loss of the season.
- Loss of an arm ; loss of weight ; loss of cognitive functions ; loss of appetite.
- We mourn his loss .
- The battle was won, but losses were great.
- ''The sum of expenditures and taxes minus total income is a loss , when this difference is positive.
- ''It was a terrible crash: both cars were total losses
- The inefficiency of many old-fashioned power plants exceeds 60% loss''' before the subsequent ' losses during transport over the grid
