discommode
Example Sentences
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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
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He guaranteed to produce Peter at any time he was needed, and was perfectly willing to discommode himself to the extent of leaving the man behind if they insisted on holding him.
From Green Fancy by McCutcheon, George Barr
Just like that; very politely, "Don't discommode yourself."
From Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy by Gosse, Edmund
To ask for a guarantor for a reputable resident is simply to discommode two people instead of one.
From A Library Primer by Dana, John Cotton
And the prominent after-dinner speaker did not further discommode us.
From The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains by Wister, Owen
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.