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

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

They incommode him, they irritate him, by the capriciousnes of their minds, by their actions, their desires, and even by their ignorance.

From Letters To Eugenia Or, A Preservative Against Religious Prejudices by Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d'

Every Person knows what Boils are at Sight, which are considerably painful when large, highly inflamed, or so situated as to incommode the Motions, or different Positions of the Body.

From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)

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