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

1715–25; < 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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Words related to discommode

disturb, disoblige, perturb, disquiet, bother, inconvenience, upset, vex, harass, irk, incommode, burden, fluster, trouble, molest

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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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