discommode

American  

[dis-kuh-mohd] / ˌdɪs kəˈmoʊd /

verb (used with object)

discommoded, discommoding

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

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discommode British  

/ ˌdɪskəˈməʊd /

verb

1. (tr) to cause inconvenience or annoyance to; disturb

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Other Word Forms

• discommodious adjective
• discommodiously adverb
• discommodiousness noun

Etymology

Origin of discommode

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

Example Sentences

"Our theory," explains Rich, "is that 95% of the people are honest, and we're not going to discommode 95 people to root out the other five."

From Time Magazine Archive

Lay it across the saddle in front, where its weight will not discommode you.

From The Young Ranchers or, Fighting the Sioux by Ellis, Edward Sylvester

Gentlemen, I am sorry to discommode you, but I have orders to intercept all persons entering the city, and hold them until they can satisfactorily account for themselves.

From The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, by Pinkerton, Allan

"I am afraid to discommode you, Miss Percival."

From The Life and Amours of the Beautiful, Gay and Dashing Kate Percival The Belle of the Delaware by Percival, Kate

If you can wait till then—I mean without discomfort, without inconvenience—it will be a large accommodation to me; but I will not allow you to do this favor if it will discommode you.

From Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885) by Paine, Albert Bigelow