discommode

[ dis-kuh-mohd ]

/ ˌdɪs kəˈmoʊd /

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verb (used with object), dis·com·mod·ed, dis·com·mod·ing.

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

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Origin of discommode

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, adjectivedis·com·mo·di·ous·ly, adverbdis·com·mo·di·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby discommode

discomfit, discomfiture, discomfort, discomfortable, discommend, discommode, discommodity, discommon, discompose, discomposure, discomycete

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How to use discommode in a sentence

Any screaming being done on this end is into a pillow, so no one is discommoded!
Gene Weingarten: Happy holidays from my family to yours!! (Exclamation points emphasize how upbeat we are!)|Gene Weingarten|December 3, 2020|Washington Post
The boys shouted to their animals, who flew across the plain as though the snow did not discommode them in the least.
The Young Ranchers|Edward S. Ellis
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.
Edgar Huntley|Charles Brockden Brown
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.
Dangers of the Trail in 1865|Charles E Young

Neither did the old folks discommode themselves in town, and the young couple resided on the second floor.
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 2, August 1843|Various
"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

(tr) to cause inconvenience or annoyance to; disturb

Derived forms of discommode

discommodious, adjectivediscommodiously, adverb

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discommode

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