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

I do not wish to incommode you, my good lady, only to inquire about those who set out so rashly in the boat before we came up to the wharf.

From Silent Struggles by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)

Mr. Worthington: "Is it justifiable to incommode the public as such strikes do?"

From The Pullman Boycott A Complete History of the R.R. Strike by Burns, W. F.

Nor will my presence incommode you for long.

From Fairies Afield by Molesworth, Mrs. (Mary Louisa)

Nor is it necessary for the hostess to incommode herself by rising, during the course of the dinner, to greet a late-comer and make him known to the other guests.

From Book of Etiquette Volume I by Eichler, Lillian