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incommode

[ in-kuh-mohd ]
/ ˌɪn kəˈmoʊd /
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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.
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Origin of incommode

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

Words nearby incommode

income tax, incoming, incommensurable, incommensurate, in commission, incommode, incommodious, incommodity, in common, incommunicable, incommunicado
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Words related to incommode

aggravate, discombobulate, discommode, discompose, disoblige, disrupt, disturb, exasperate, interfere, irk, meddle, trouble, try, upset, discomfort, give a hard time, hang up, put on the spot, put out

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British Dictionary definitions for incommode

incommode
/ (ˌɪnkəˈməʊd) /
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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