incommode

[in-kuh-mohd]

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

to inconvenience or discomfort; disturb; trouble.
to impede; hinder.

Origin of incommode

1510–20; < Latin incommodāre, derivative of incommodus inconvenient, equivalent to in- in-³ + commodus suitable; see commode

Synonyms for incommode

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1. discommode. 2. delay, obstruct.

Antonyms for incommode

1. help. 2. expedite.

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Related Words for incommode

disturb, aggravate, irk, exasperate, discombobulate, upset, discompose, interfere, try, disoblige, discommode, trouble, disrupt, meddle, discomfort

Examples from the Web for incommode

Historical Examples of incommode

That must incommode you; they must be uncomfortable themselves.
A Romance of the West Indies
Eugne Sue
This word is rarely used; incommode is accounted the better form.
The Verbalist
Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
My presence, it seemed, did not incommode them, for they talked on as if I had not been there.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 443
Various
None of them ever get mixed, and never does this incommode me or fatigue me.
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 5 (of 6)
Hippolyte A. Taine
Ah, you think to incommode me, because you met me in my dress as a workman?
The Hero of the People
Alexandre Dumas

British Dictionary definitions for incommode

incommode

verb

(tr) to bother, disturb, or inconvenience

Word Origin for incommode

C16: from Latin incommodāre to be troublesome, from incommodus inconvenient, from in- 1 + commodus convenient; see commode

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