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

He opened his lips very slightly when he spoke, and the short pipe that seemed to grow there did not appear at all to incommode his speech.

From The Happy Warrior by Hutchinson, A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth)

Once, as the battle swayed in his direction, he even moved his traps under the seat, lest their bulk should incommode the combatants.

From The Son of his Father by Cullum, Ridgwell

"There is no occasion to incommode yourself by pressing it," wrote Jefferson, "as when received it will be some time before we shall probably find a good occasion of bringing forward the subject."

From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Chinard, Gilbert

Pendant qu'il restait au logis, il n'était incommode à personne; il y passait la meilleure partie de son temps tranquillement dans sa chambre....

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole