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
The boys shouted to their animals, who flew across the plain as though the snow did not discommode them in the least.
From The Young Ranchers or, Fighting the Sioux by Edward Sylvester Ellis
Lay it across the saddle in front, where its weight will not discommode you.
From The Young Ranchers or, Fighting the Sioux by Edward Sylvester Ellis
He buttoned his velveteen calzoneros down nearly to his ankles, so that their leathern bottoms might not flap open and discommode him.
From The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico by L. Evans
As the meal progressed, and the last of the champagne sparkled in his glass, certain things said to him by Zuleika—certain implied criticisms that had rankled, yes—lost their power to discommode him.
From Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story by Sir Max Beerbohm
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
Again he performed the pushing gesture, as if he were discommoded by money.
From Bunker Bean by Harry Leon Wilson
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
Maurice bowed stiffly across the table; Herries replied in kind, without discommoding himself.
From Maurice Guest by Henry Handel Richardson
But some courses of action are too discommoding and obnoxious to others to allow of this course being pursued.
From Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education by John Dewey
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