incommode

[ in-kuh-mohd ]

verb (used with object)

, in·com·mod·ed, in·com·mod·ing.

1. to inconvenience or discomfort; disturb; trouble.

   Synonyms: discommode

   Antonyms: help

2. to impede; hinder.

   Synonyms: obstruct, delay

   Antonyms: expedite

incommode

/ ˌɪnkəˈməʊd /

verb

1. tr to bother, disturb, or inconvenience

Word History and Origins

Origin of incommode¹

First recorded in 1510–20; from Latin incommodāre, from incommodus “inconvenient”; equivalent to in- ³ + commode

Word History and Origins

Origin of incommode¹

C16: from Latin incommodāre to be troublesome, from incommodus inconvenient, from in- ¹+ commodus convenient; see commode

Example Sentences

I submitted that no thought could be further from Dr. Trefusis’s intent than to incommode such an excellent hostess.

From Literature

I hope Dafydd Dafis does not incommode you with the road-engine, Thomas Kerr?

From Project Gutenberg

During the lives of Elijah and Elisha, Jehovah could attend to little else than their concerns, for they were forever praying for something to incommode or destroy human beings.

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Pendant qu'il restait au logis, il n'était incommode à personne; il y passait la meilleure partie de son temps tranquillement dans sa chambre....

From Project Gutenberg

To molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade.

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