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discommode

[dis-kuh-mohd] / ˌdɪs kəˈmoʊd /


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"Our theory," explains Rich, "is that 95% of the people are honest, and we're not going to discommode 95 people to root out the other five."

From Time Magazine Archive

If you can wait till then—I mean without discomfort, without inconvenience—it will be a large accommodation to me; but I will not allow you to do this favor if it will discommode you.

From Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885) by Albert Bigelow Paine

"I am afraid to discommode you, Miss Percival."

From The Life and Amours of the Beautiful, Gay and Dashing Kate Percival The Belle of the Delaware by Kate Percival

The boys shouted to their animals, who flew across the plain as though the snow did not discommode them in the least.

From The Young Ranchers or, Fighting the Sioux by Edward Sylvester Ellis

He buttoned his velveteen calzoneros down nearly to his ankles, so that their leathern bottoms might not flap open and discommode him.

From The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico by L. Evans

Blatter had false money thrown at him and he looked most discommoded.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 20, 2015

He pointed out that Twitter had been "overflowing with discommoded Labour party supporters" who had sealed off their letterboxes to avoid receiving the Sun's free issue.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2014

Among other "problems" which discommoded Mr. Taft in the White House was the postal problem.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tansy was momentarily discommoded at the sight of Glenn.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

He was not discommoded by rifle or pistol, and could not have been better prepared for climbing.

From Two Boys in Wyoming A Tale of Adventure (Northwest Series, No. 3) by Edward Sylvester Ellis

It enacts the experience, purposefully discommoding that part of the audience that has long expected plays to gratify their emotional pleasures and endorse their sense of moral righteousness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2020

But a quota cut, while damaging Cuba's economy and discommoding Castro, might seem a petty action for a great power, and probably an ineffective one as well.

From Time Magazine Archive

The U.S. has only about 8% of its people in uniform, but it still hopes it can finish the war without seriously discommoding the remainder of its civilian population.

From Time Magazine Archive

"But I am afraid of discommoding you, my dear young lady, and can easily sleep on board, though I will take advantage of your kindness now, to rest on your bed for a short time."

From Woman As She Should Be or, Agnes Wiltshire by Mary E. Herbert

"I feared we was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic; "your secatary said you was out advisin' one the Vandabilts—" "A mere trifle in the day's work, Madam!"

From Bunker Bean by Harry Leon Wilson


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