incommode

[in-kuh-mohd]

verb (used with object)

incommoded, incommoding 

1. to inconvenience or discomfort; disturb; trouble.

   Synonyms: discommode
   Antonyms: help

2. to impede; hinder.

   Synonyms: obstruct, delay
   Antonyms: expedite

incommode

/ ˌɪnkəˈməʊd /

verb

1. (tr) to bother, disturb, or inconvenience

Word History and Origins

Origin of incommode¹

First recorded in 1510–20; from Latin incommodāre, from incommodus “inconvenient”; equivalent to in- ³ + commode

Word History and Origins

Origin of incommode¹

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

Example Sentences

A police spokesperson said that Mr Cohen was charged with crowding, obstructing or incommoding - a misdemeanour offence often used in civil disobedience cases in the US capital.

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Six people appeared before the District of Columbia Superior Court on Tuesday alone to face charges of crowding, obstructing or incommoding.

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He was removed from the chambers and arrested for “crowding, obstructing, or incommoding,” according to a statement from the Capitol Police.

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The tweet added that police charged the seven protesters who refused to clear the street with a misdemeanor violation of “crowding, obstructing, or incommoding” traffic.

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Thirty-five people were arrested for crowding, obstructing or incommoding, a D.C. code often cited when arresting protesters during peaceful, planned and coordinated actions of civil disobedience such as the demonstration on Tuesday.

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