incommode

C2 Topic:Register & Style
US /ˌɪn.kəˈmoʊd/ UK /ˌɪn.kəˈməʊd/
verb Freq #305617

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to cause inconvenience, discomfort, or difficulty to someone

    I hope the altered schedule does not incommode any passengers.

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1 verb · to cause inconvenience,... inconveniencetroublediscomforthinder
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Etymology

A learned borrowing from French incommoder, from Latin incommodare ("to inconvenience"), based on incommodus ("inconvenient"): in- ("not") + commodus ("suitable, convenient").

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