noun, na-adjective
Polite expression for causing inconvenience or trouble to someone. Often used in apologies or when asking for a favor.
See also: 迷惑
ご迷惑をおかけして申し訳ありません。
I am sorry for causing you trouble.
お忙しいところご迷惑でなければ、少しお時間をいただけますか。
If it's not too much trouble while you're busy, could I have a moment of your time?
Base noun meaning trouble or annoyance. ご迷惑 is the polite version with the honorific prefix ご, used when referring to trouble caused to others, especially in formal or respectful contexts.
Polite form of 迷惑 (trouble, annoyance) with the honorific prefix ご. The base word 迷惑 is a Sino-Japanese compound of 迷 (bewilder, perplex) and 惑 (delusion, confusion).