¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Discommoding
1. discommode [v] - See also: discommode
Lexicographical Neighbors of Discommoding
Literary usage of Discommoding
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bunker Bean by Harry Leon Wilson (1913)
"I feared we was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic; "your
seca- tary said you was out ..."
2. The Book of Aphorisms by Robert D MacNish (1834)
"... so for the purpose of obliging others and discommoding himself. On the contrary,
by being in a state of blessed ignorance with regard to them, ..."
3. Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey (1916)
"But some courses of action are too discommoding and obnoxious to others to allow
of this course being pursued. Direct disapproval is now resorted to. ..."
4. The Innocents Abroad: Or the New Pilgrims' Progress by Mark Twain (2001)
"... who zealously study your welfare and your interest, instead of turning their
talents to the invention of new methods of discommoding and snubbing you, ..."
5. Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Agnes Lathe (1899)
"... directed to allow you liberty to carry off your money and household goods, as
many as you can without discommoding the vessels you go in. ..."
6. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1899)
"I perceive now, however, that they might have taken him by the heels and thrown
him clear over the house without discommoding him very much. ..."
7. Biennial Report by Vermont Public Service Commission (1894)
"... in order to make this connection, had to wait at Bellows Falls Rome fifty
minutes, thus discommoding all passengers for points north of Bellows Falls to ..."
Other Resources:
