incommode
Syllables: in·com·modeUK/ˌɪnkəˈməʊd//ˌɪnkəˈmoʊd/
incommode verb: to make (someone) uncomfortable; to discomfort, to disturb, to trouble.
Verb
incommode (third-person singular simple present incommodes, present participle incommoding, simple past and past participle incommoded)
- To make (someone) uncomfortable; to discomfort, to disturb, to trouble.
- [T]heir Minds are ſo tender and effeminate, that they cannot bear the leaſt Air of Trouble vvithout Diſturbance; and vvhat vvould be a Diverſion to a couragious Soul, grieveth and incommodeth them.1673 August 4 (Gregorian calendar), John Scott, “A Sermon Preached before the Honourable Military Company at St. Clements Danes, July 25, 1673. [Ephes[ians] 6. 11.]”, in Sermons upon Several...
- O true believers, enter not the houſes of the prophet, unleſs it be permitted you to eat meat with him, without waiting his convenient time: but when ye are invited, then enter. And when ye ſhall have eaten, diſperſe yourſelves; and ſtay not to enter into familiar diſcourſe: for this incommodeth...1734, “Chapter XXXIII. Intituled, The Confederates; Revealed at Medina.”, in George Sale, transl., The Koran, Commonly Called The Alcoran of Mohammed, Translated into English Immediately from the...
- Synonyms:
- discommodate, discommode
- To cause (someone or something) inconvenience; to hinder, to impede, to inconvenience, to obstruct.
- With respect to the French Prisoners, it is the direction of the President that none be suffered to remain at Sᵗ Kitts at the expence of the U.S. a moment longer than can't be avoided – and that every public ship returning from thence to the U.S. be made to bring away as many Prisoners, as each can...1800 December 6, Benjamin Stoddert, “To Captain John Barry, U.S. Navy, from Secretary of the Navy”, in Naval Documents Related to the Quasi-war between the United States and France: Naval Operations...
- The city of Lahor is built upon one of theſe five rivers, which is not leſs than our river Loire, and for which there is great need of a like bank, becauſe it maketh great devaſtation, and often changeth its bed, and hath but lately retired itſelf from Lahor for a quarter of a league; which very...1811, François Bernier, “A Relation of a Voyage Made in the Year 1664. When the Great Mongol, Aureng-Zebe, Went with His Army from Dehli, the Capital of Indostan, to Lahor; from Lahor to Bember, and...
Adjective
incommode (comparative more incommode, superlative most incommode)
- Inapt; unsuitable.
- But although in the actions of vvicked men, vvhen God doth uſe them as Inſtruments for the execution of ſome peculiar vvorks, it may peradventure be ſaid, that God doth determine their vvils, yet it ſeems more incommode to ſay, that God moves and predetermines to al other acts, as to acts of hatred...1678, Theophilus Gale, “The State of the Controversie”, in The Court of the Gentiles. Part IV. Of Reformed Philosophie. Book III. Of Divine Predetermination. […], London: […] John Hill […], and...
- Inconvenient; troublesome.
- But, Madam, to be obliging to that exceſs as you are, (pardon me, if I tell you, out of my extream concern, and ſervice for your Grace) is a dangerous quality, and may be very incommode to you; for Civility makes Poets as troubleſom, as Charity makes Beggers; […]1671 March (first performance), [William] Wycherley, “To Her Grace the Dutchess of Cleaveland”, in Love in a Wood, or, St James’s Park. A Comedy, […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for H[enry]...
- To poſterity perhaps his prints vvill carry an idea of ſomething burleſque; perukes of outrageous length flovving over ſuits of armour compoſe vvonderfull habits. […] In the kit-cat-club, he has poured full-bottoms [i.e., full-bottomed wigs] chiefly over night-govvns: If thoſe ſtreams of hair vvere...1762–1771, Horace Walpole, “Mr. JOHN SMITH”, in A Catalogue of Engravers, Who Have Been Born, or Resided in England; […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV, or Engravers), London: […] Thomas...
Noun
incommode (plural incommodes)
- Something which causes inconvenience or trouble; a bother, an incommodity, an inconvenience.
- And as unto the perſonal meeting of both Princes, the vievving of the Place, and Appointing the Number to come vvith the ſaid Princes; in mine Opinion, ye have taken a right ſubſtantial and diſcrete VVay; praying you effectually to follovv the ſame, allvvays foreſeeing, that the Number be not too...1518 (date written), Thomas Wolsey, “[Collections. Book I.] The Cardinal’s Letter to the Ambassadors in France.”, in Richard Fiddes, The Life of Cardinal Wolsey. […], 2nd edition, London: […] J....
incommode meaning in Tamil and Bengali
incommode in Tamil
- தொல்லை கொடு, தொந்தரவு செய்
incommode in Bengali
- বিরক্ত করা, অসুবিধা সৃষ্টি করা
Examples of incommode in a sentence
- And when ye ſhall have eaten, diſperſe yourſelves; and ſtay not to enter into familiar diſcourſe: for this incommodeth the prophet.1734, “Chapter XXXIII. Intituled, The Confederates; Revealed at Medina.”, in George Sale, transl., The Koran, Commonly Called The Alcoran...
- Moore, vvhen vve can have this third room, can you?—Not that (vvhiſper'd I, loud enough to be heard in the next room; Not that) I vvould incommode the lady: But I vvould tell my vvife vvhenabouts— […]1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter II. Mr. Lovelace, to John Belford, Esq.”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume IV...
- [H]e ſat ſolitary and penſive vvith his pipe—looking at his lame leg—then vvhiffing out a ſentimental heigh ho! vvhich mixing vvith the ſmoak, incommoded no one mortal.1765, [Laurence Sterne], chapter XXVI, in The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume VIII, London: […] T. Becket and P. A....
- Here we passed the night in comfortable quarters; yet we had been, for some weeks past, so accustomed to sleep entirely in the open air, that, at first, the confinement of a chamber incommoded us.1835, [Washington Irving], chapter XXXV, in A Tour on the Prairies, 1st British edition, London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, page 334:
Synonyms of incommode
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Antonyms
- aid
- assist
- bestead
- minister
- come to someone's aid
- give someone a hand
- grip
- help
- help out
- lend a hand
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Forms of incommode
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | incommodes |
| present participle | incommoding |
| past participle | incommoded |
| past | incommoded |
| second-person singular present (archaic) | incommodest |
| second-person singular past (archaic) | incommodedst |
| third-person singular present (archaic) | incommodeth |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more incommode |
| superlative | most incommode |
| Noun | |
| plural | incommodes |
Origin of incommode
Learned borrowing from French incommoder (“to bother, disconcert, incommode”), from Latin incommodāre, the present active infinitive of incommodō (“to inconvenience”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + commodō (“to accommodate, adapt; to bestow, provide; to hire, lend”) (from com- (a variant of con- (prefix indicating completeness or intensification)) + modō (the ablative or singular of modus (“manner, method, way; bound, limit; measure”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”))). The English word is analysable as in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + commode (“(archaic or obsolete) to provide (someone or something) with an appropriate, suitable, or necessary thing; to meet the requirements of (someone or something), suit; to repair (something)”).
The adjective is a learned borrowing from French incommode (“causing discomfort; inconvenient; troublesome; undesirable, unwanted, unwelcome”), from Latin incommodus (“inconvenient; disagreeable, troublesome; unfit, unsuitable, unseasonable”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + commodus (“becoming, suitable; comfortable, commodious; convenient; useful; opportune, timely; friendly, pleasant”) (from com- (a variant of con-) + modus): see further at etymology 1. The English word is analysable as in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + commode (“(obsolete) convenient, opportune; suitable”). The noun is derived from the adjective.
Words that rhyme with incommode
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- abode
- bode
- choad
- corrode
- encode
- goad
- toad
- antipode
- decode
- episode
- erode
- forebode
- hoed
- overrode
- recode
- rode
- strode
- throwed
- unicode
- woad
- 'splode
- bestowed
- cestode
- chode
- crowed
- discommode
- glode
- Gold Code
- grode
- growed
- hode
- I'll be blowed
- lowed
- mowed
- nuclear code
- ode
- owed
- shode
- side road
- Spanish Road
- stroad
- subnode
- tode
- toed
- towed
- Union Road
- uudecode
- uuencode
Questions about incommode
- What does incommode mean?
- Incommode means to make (someone) uncomfortable; to discomfort, to disturb, to trouble.
- What is incommode in Tamil?
- Incommode in Tamil is தொல்லை கொடு, தொந்தரவு செய். See Incommode meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use incommode in a sentence?
- And when ye ſhall have eaten, diſperſe yourſelves; and ſtay not to enter into familiar diſcourſe: for this incommodeth the prophet.
- What part of speech is incommode?
- Incommode can be a verb, an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce incommode?
- Incommode is pronounced /ˌɪnkəˈməʊd/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of incommode?
- The past tense of incommode is incommoded.
Words near incommode in the dictionary
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