incommode

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I submitted that no thought could be further from Dr. Trefusis’s intent than to incommode such an excellent hostess.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Pendant qu'il restait au logis, il n'était incommode à personne; il y passait la meilleure partie de son temps tranquillement dans sa chambre....

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole

He opened his lips very slightly when he spoke, and the short pipe that seemed to grow there did not appear at all to incommode his speech.

From The Happy Warrior by Hutchinson, A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth)

If he had done either, I know I should have said, “Sit still, sir, you will not incommode me, and I hope I shall not annoy you.”

From All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

They incommode him, they irritate him, by the capriciousnes of their minds, by their actions, their desires, and even by their ignorance.

From Letters To Eugenia Or, A Preservative Against Religious Prejudices by Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d'