discommode

[ dis-kuh-mohd ]
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verb (used with object),dis·com·mod·ed, dis·com·mod·ing.
  1. to cause inconvenience to; disturb, trouble, or bother.

Origin of discommode

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

Other words from discommode

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

Words Nearby discommode

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How to use discommode in a sentence

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

    The Man From Brodney's | George Barr McCutcheon

British Dictionary definitions for discommode

discommode

/ (ˌdɪskəˈməʊd) /


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

Derived forms of discommode

  • discommodious, adjective
  • discommodiously, adverb

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