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to discommode

to discommode

9.9
To cause someone a little trouble or discomfort
  • verb
  • /ˌdɪs.kəˈmoʊd/
  • Archaic
translation icon : incomodar
  • Instead, it seeks to shock, discommode, repulse, proselytize, or startle.

Examples

  • " I merely needed to discommode her long enough to gain control of her sleep centers.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • We discommode you.

  • By virtue of the fact that it was Sunday, and therefore a day of rest, Annabelle saw no reason to discommode her servants if they had better things to do; and it seemed most of them had.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I hope my question does not discommode you during our meeting.

  • The unexpected delay will discommode many travelers at the airport.

  • He did not mean to discommode her with his last-minute request.

Synonyms

to bother
vsto discommode
1.0

To annoy or disturb someone

tends to be milder, meaning small practical problems or slight unease
to bother me
vsto discommode
449 2.0

To disturb or interrupt someone and make them feel annoyed

affects routines or plans by creating small problems rather than only interrupting
to trouble
vsto discommode
174 1.8

To cause someone worry or bother

is milder, meaning a minor problem or slight physical unease
to put out
vsto discommode
43 5.8

Cause someone trouble by making things difficult for them

is more neutral and can be used in formal contexts
to inconvenience
vsto discommode
37 4.9

To cause trouble or difficulty for someone

also implies small personal unease as well as practical difficulty
to discomfort
vsto discommode
1 4.3

To make someone feel uneasy or anxious

is more about causing practical difficulty or minor disruptions than feelings
to incommode
vsto discommode
  • Archaic
9.9

To bother someone by causing them trouble or discomfort

is the same meaning but is a less common alternative form
to disoblige
vsto discommode
8.9

To refuse or fail to do what someone asks, causing them trouble and upset

means causing minor problems or slight physical unease rather than refusing help

Antonyms

Help someone by doing what they ask

33 1.8

Help given to someone to make a task easier

How Inconvenient

to disturb
183 2.1
to trouble
174 1.8
to discommode
  • Archaic
9.9
to bother
1.0

Surface Forms

discommode infinitive
discommoded past participle
discommoding present participle
discommodes third person singular

Morphology

discommode = commode (opaque) = dis + commode

The verb is formed by prefixing dis- to 'commode' (meaning 'convenient'), but that adjectival sense is archaic and unfamiliar to most learners, so the derivation is not readily useful.

Etymology

Discommode comes from the prefix dis- meaning 'not' and commode, an old word meaning 'convenient', the same idea in comfortable. So to discommode someone is to make things 'not convenient', to bother them or cause a little trouble.