discommodity

A long flight is a discommodity for many travelers.

Definition

Noun: discommodity refers to something that causes inconvenience, discomfort, or disadvantage; a source of trouble or hardship.

Usage Examples

• (An inconvenience or source of discomfort.)
• (A disadvantage or hardship.)
• (A source of discomfort.)

Advanced Usage

• "to suffer a discommodity": to experience inconvenience or hardship.

  • The travelers suffered a discommodity due to the delayed flight. (They endured inconvenience.)

• "to be a discommodity to someone": to cause trouble or inconvenience for another person.

  • Your loud music is a discommodity to your neighbours. (It causes them discomfort or annoyance.)

Variants and Related Words

• Discommodious (adj): causing inconvenience or discomfort; troublesome.

  • The discommodious seating made the long lecture unbearable. (Uncomfortable or inconvenient.)

• Discommodiously (adv): in a manner that causes inconvenience or discomfort.

  • The luggage was discommodiously placed in the narrow hallway. (In an inconvenient way.)

Synonyms

• Inconvenience: a state or fact of being troublesome or difficult.
• Discomfort: mental or physical unease.
• Disadvantage: an unfavourable circumstance or condition.
• Hardship: severe suffering or deprivation.

Related Idioms

• "a thorn in one's side": a persistent source of annoyance or trouble.

  • The broken printer has been a thorn in my side all week — a real discommodity. (A constant inconvenience.)

• "a fly in the ointment": a minor flaw or inconvenience that spoils something.

  • The rain was a fly in the ointment on our picnic, a small but notable discommodity. (A small inconvenience.)