incommode

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I submitted that no thought could be further from Dr. Trefusis’s intent than to incommode such an excellent hostess.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

For he does not wish to disturb or incommode his sleeping wife, whose dark eyes are still closed, or to awaken any of his three little children.

From A Day with Robert Schumann by Byron, May Clarissa Gillington

If he had done either, I know I should have said, “Sit still, sir, you will not incommode me, and I hope I shall not annoy you.”

From All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

The stranger begged that she might not incommode any one; and drew back.

From The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny

If circumstances render it impossible for the rope to be kept taut by itself, the men behind should gather it up round their hands,205 and not allow it to incommode those in advance.

From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Whymper, Edward