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

If circumstances render it impossible for the rope to be kept taut by itself, the men behind should gather it up round their hands,205 and not allow it to incommode those in advance.

From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Whymper, Edward

"I beg your pardon, madam," said Lynborough, "but if it does not incommode you, would you have the great kindness to permit me to open the gate?"

From Helena's Path by Hope, Anthony

For he does not wish to disturb or incommode his sleeping wife, whose dark eyes are still closed, or to awaken any of his three little children.

From A Day with Robert Schumann by Byron, May Clarissa Gillington

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'