to discommode
- verb
- /ˌdɪs.kəˈmoʊd/
- Archaic
- Instead, it seeks to shock, discommode, repulse, proselytize, or startle.
Examples
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" I merely needed to discommode her long enough to gain control of her sleep centers.
Fiction book (2001) -
We discommode you.
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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.
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The unexpected delay will discommode many travelers at the airport.
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He did not mean to discommode her with his last-minute request.
Synonyms
To annoy or disturb someone
To disturb or interrupt someone and make them feel annoyed
To cause someone worry or bother
Cause someone trouble by making things difficult for them
To cause trouble or difficulty for someone
To make someone feel uneasy or anxious
To bother someone by causing them trouble or discomfort
To refuse or fail to do what someone asks, causing them trouble and upset
Antonyms
How Inconvenient
- Archaic
Surface Forms
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.