discommode
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of discommode
First recorded in 1650–60; from French discommoder, equivalent to dis- dis- 1 + -commoder, verbal derivative of commode “convenient”; see commode
Example Sentences
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"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
And the prominent after-dinner speaker did not further discommode us.
From The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains by Wister, Owen
Then he said, with a clearly modulated and rather mincing articulation: 'Would it discommode you to contribute elsewhere a coin with a somewhat different superscription?'
From The Wisdom of Father Brown by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
On every clearing these birds gravely promenaded by half-dozens together, and his cautious gliding across such exposed places did not in the least discommode the dusky company.
From The Delight Makers by Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse
“I fear I shall discommode you:” it is better to say, incommode.
From Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected by Anonymous
Blatter had false money thrown at him and he looked most discommoded.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 20, 2015
He pointed out that Twitter had been "overflowing with discommoded Labour party supporters" who had sealed off their letterboxes to avoid receiving the Sun's free issue.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2014
Among other "problems" which discommoded Mr. Taft in the White House was the postal problem.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tansy was momentarily discommoded at the sight of Glenn.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Hence I fail to see why Perry should be discommoded for the balance of his life with a companion astral.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 by Bates, Harry
It enacts the experience, purposefully discommoding that part of the audience that has long expected plays to gratify their emotional pleasures and endorse their sense of moral righteousness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2020
But a quota cut, while damaging Cuba's economy and discommoding Castro, might seem a petty action for a great power, and probably an ineffective one as well.
From Time Magazine Archive
The U.S. has only about 8% of its people in uniform, but it still hopes it can finish the war without seriously discommoding the remainder of its civilian population.
From Time Magazine Archive
See to it that you also get the boys a light wagon, so that they can go to a picnic or a bee without discommoding you.
From The Golden Censer The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future by McGovern, John
The Shore of the bay is all a fine sandy beach, behind which runs a river of Fresh Water, so that any Number of Ships might Water here without discommoding one another.
From Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World by Cook, James
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