incommode

verb

ˌin-kə-ˈmōd How to pronounce incommode (audio)
Definition of incommodenext
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 All were booked on charges of crowding, obstructing, or incommoding at the offices. — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 16 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, 14 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incommode
  1. weigh
  2. bother
  3. discommode
  4. disturb
  5. inconvenience
  6. trouble
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  • The young scientists weighing their futures today will help determine America’s future health and prosperity.
    — Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Cid Paz and his daughter arrived with a wagon to haul away seven sandbags, each weighing about 40 pounds.
    — Da Lin, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of weigh
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  • In fact, the movie doesn’t even bother revealing Fang’s ultimate fate; but then again, he’s been fully vindicated in the court of public opinion, so who cares?
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Nothing shows the world that the outside noise doesn’t bother you quite like preparing a statement ahead of time about how much the outside noise doesn’t bother you.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of bother
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  • Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen were similarly discommoded at mealtime in public settings.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019
Definition of discommode
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  • The end result has given rise to an insidious and often disturbing form of violence that wins victims’ trust before preying upon them or coercing them into hurting others – for money, for social media clout or sometimes for no reason at all.
    — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026
  • How to Remove Dead Annuals From the Garden Many annuals are shallow-rooted and easily removed from the garden, but be careful not to disturb the roots of nearby perennials.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of disturb
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  • For all the engineering packed into modern electric toothbrushes, cleaning your teeth still largely amounts to little more than sweeping a miniature broom around your mouth to inconvenience your tiny squatters.
    — Mike McRae, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Bellorado-Samuels’s home doesn’t disappear behind her collection but pushes back, amplifies, complicates, and occasionally inconveniences it.
    — Sean Santiago, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of inconvenience
Verb
  • That is why the past year troubled me, and why Tuesday’s results matter so much.
    — Peter Mattes, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Ira Mehlman with the Federation for American Immigration Reform said he's not troubled by the prospect that many public school districts will have to downsize.
    — Brian Mann, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of trouble

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“Incommode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incommode. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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