discommode
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"Our theory," explains Rich, "is that 95% of the people are honest, and we're not going to discommode 95 people to root out the other five."
From Time Magazine Archive
An air of breathlessness about Rachel seemed to discommode her friends.
From Erik Dorn by Hecht, Ben
"I am afraid to discommode you, Miss Percival."
From The Life and Amours of the Beautiful, Gay and Dashing Kate Percival The Belle of the Delaware by Percival, Kate
I'm sorry to discommode you," returned the conductor, "but there's no use kicking.
From The Marrow of Tradition by Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell)
"I never went there, and being a loyal British Presence, I should hesitate very strongly before I would discommode the Royal family."
From Toppleton's Client or, A Spirit in Exile by Bangs, John Kendrick
Blatter had false money thrown at him and he looked most discommoded.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 20, 2015
He pointed out that Twitter had been "overflowing with discommoded Labour party supporters" who had sealed off their letterboxes to avoid receiving the Sun's free issue.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2014
Among other "problems" which discommoded Mr. Taft in the White House was the postal problem.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tansy was momentarily discommoded at the sight of Glenn.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
The limitations caused by the wearing of a body also discommoded him.
From Revenge! by Barr, Robert
It enacts the experience, purposefully discommoding that part of the audience that has long expected plays to gratify their emotional pleasures and endorse their sense of moral righteousness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2020
But a quota cut, while damaging Cuba's economy and discommoding Castro, might seem a petty action for a great power, and probably an ineffective one as well.
From Time Magazine Archive
The U.S. has only about 8% of its people in uniform, but it still hopes it can finish the war without seriously discommoding the remainder of its civilian population.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Shore of the bay is all a fine sandy beach, behind which runs a river of Fresh Water, so that any Number of Ships might Water here without discommoding one another.
From Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World by Cook, James
"I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic.
From Bunker Bean by Wilson, Harry Leon
