incommode

American  

[in-kuh-mohd] / ˌɪn kəˈmoʊd /

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

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incommode British  

/ ˌɪnkəˈməʊd /

verb

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

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Etymology

Origin of incommode

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

Example Sentences

Both times, she was taken to police headquarters, charged with incommoding and fined $50.

From Washington Post

Code §22-1307, which prohibits "crowding, obstructing, or incommoding," a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for up to 90 days.

From Fox News

Twenty-one of the protesters were arrested for “crowding, obstructing or incommoding,” according to a Capitol Police spokesperson.

From Washington Times

On Wednesday, the protesters pleaded guilty to crowding, obstructing or incommoding, court documents show, and received suspended sentences of 30 days in jail.

From Washington Post

“He can, indeed, on a rainy day, devour half a dozen volumes of summer reading, and be no more incommoded than when he swallows as many jellies and puffs at the fashionable confectioners.”

From Washington Post