discommode

[ dis-kuh-mohd ]

verb (used with object)

, dis·com·mod·ed, dis·com·mod·ing.

1. to cause inconvenience to; disturb, trouble, or bother.

discommode

/ ˌdɪskəˈməʊd /

verb

1. tr to cause inconvenience or annoyance to; disturb

Derived Forms

• ˌdiscomˈmodious, adjective
• ˌdiscomˈmodiously, adverb

Other Words From

• discom·modi·ous adjective
• discom·modi·ous·ly adverb
• discom·modi·ous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of discommode¹

First recorded in 1650–60; from French discommoder, equivalent to dis- dis- ¹ + -commoder, verbal derivative of commode “convenient”; commode

Example Sentences

Any screaming being done on this end is into a pillow, so no one is discommoded!

From Washington Post

The boys shouted to their animals, who flew across the plain as though the snow did not discommode them in the least.

From Project Gutenberg

For this end it was necessary to discommode myself of my cloak, and of the volume which I carried in the pocket of my cloak.

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I objected, for I did not wish to discommode him in the least and told him a good bed could be fixed in the mess wagon.

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Neither did the old folks discommode themselves in town, and the young couple resided on the second floor.

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"I'm sure, Saunders, that it won't discommode me in the least," said his lordship genially.

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