as in to weigh
to cause discomfort to or trouble for
the innkeeper tried to hide how much the request incommoded them
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Recent Examples of incommode
At least 16 people were arrested for allegedly crowding, obstructing and incommoding another person and one was arrested for alleged defacement during a planned act of civil disobedience.
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Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2023
All were charged with crowding and obstructing or incommoding, Malecki said.
—Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2020
All were charged with crowding and obstructing or incommoding, Malecki said.
—Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2020
They were all charged with crowding, obstructing or incommoding, a spokesperson for the department told CNN.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 10 Jan. 2020
All were charged with crowding and obstructing or incommoding, Malecki said.
—Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2020
All were booked on charges of crowding, obstructing, or incommoding at the offices.
—Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 16 Jan. 2020
All were charged with crowding and obstructing or incommoding, Malecki said.
—Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2020
All were charged with crowding and obstructing or incommoding, Malecki said.
—Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2019
Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2023
All were charged with crowding and obstructing or incommoding, Malecki said.
—Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2020
All were charged with crowding and obstructing or incommoding, Malecki said.
—Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2020
They were all charged with crowding, obstructing or incommoding, a spokesperson for the department told CNN.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 10 Jan. 2020
All were charged with crowding and obstructing or incommoding, Malecki said.
—Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2020
All were booked on charges of crowding, obstructing, or incommoding at the offices.
—Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 16 Jan. 2020
All were charged with crowding and obstructing or incommoding, Malecki said.
—Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2020
All were charged with crowding and obstructing or incommoding, Malecki said.
—Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incommode
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The poll also showed politics weighing more on people's everyday lives than in past years, particularly among Democrats.—
James Lange,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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The decision comes after many lengthy discussions and debates regarding the future of the city’s electricity source, including a nearly five hour workshop last month weighing the pros and cons of renewing with Naperville’s long-time energy provider IMEA.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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There are many players who let criticism bother them, and that’s bad for you, your teammates and people around you.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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Passive-aggressive people rarely tell you exactly what’s bothering them.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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He was recently disturbed by a Reddit thread in which a user posted jargon-heavy chatbot messages that seemed eerily familiar.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
10 Aug. 2025
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This experience left him disturbed by how his presence affected others.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
8 Aug. 2025
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During his interactions with the Las Vegas police in the years leading up to the mass shooting, Tamura appeared calm and poised and apologized to the officers repeatedly for inconveniencing them.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
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The rule has always been, and continues to be, not to inconvenience someone doing you a favor — in this case, the driver.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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While Wolves did not trouble them too much on Saturday, their pre-season game against Palermo and Club World Cup defeat to Al Hilal – in which centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly scored from a corner in extra time – exposed similar frailties.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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The market continues to trouble many on Wall Street, however.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Incommode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incommode. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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