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Inconvenient vs Responsibility - What's the difference?

inconvenient | responsibility |

As nouns the difference between inconvenient and responsibility

is that inconvenient is inconvenience while responsibility is the state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.

inconvenient

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not convenient.

    • Antonyms

    * convenient

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) An inconsistency, an incongruity.
  • *, II.14:
    • To provide against this inconvenient , when the Stoikes were demanded whence the election of two indifferent things commeth into our soulethey answer, that this motion of the soule is extraorainarie and irregular comming into us by a strange, accidentall and casuall impulsion.
  • (obsolete) An inconvenient circumstance or situation; an inconvenience.

    • Related terms

    * inconvenience (noun) * inconveniently (adverb) ----

    responsibility

    English

    Noun

    (responsibilities)
  • The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.
    • Responsibility is a heavy burden.
  • A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.
    • Why didn't you clean the house? That was your responsibility !
    The responsibility of the great states is to serve and not to dominate the world -
  • (military) The obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion. With responsibility goes authority to direct and take the necessary action to ensure success. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms).
  • (military) The obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted to the possession or supervision of an individual. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms).

    • Synonyms

    * responsibleness

    Related terms

    * respond * response * responsible * responsibly

    See also

    * accountability

    References

    * * * Feltus, C.; Petit, M. (2009). "Building a Responsibility Model Including Accountability, Capability and Commitment", Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security'', Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ), Fukuoka, 2009. ''Building a Responsibility Model Including Accountability, Capability and Commitment