Meaning & use
discommoded
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“discommoded” is a form of “discommode”.
Meaning
verbtransitiveformal
Caused someone minor trouble or inconvenience, especially by disrupting their usual arrangements.
Grammar: Takes an object: The delay discommoded us. Often used in the passive: We were discommoded by the delay.
Patterns
- discommode someone
- be discommoded by something
The unexpected road closure discommoded many commuters.
She was discommoded by the constant noise from the construction site.
Please let me know if my visit will discommode you in any way.
Word forms
| base form | discommode |
|---|---|
| third person singular | discommodes |
| past tense | discommoded |
| past participle | discommoded |
| -ing form | discommoding |
Common combinations
- be discommoded by
- The guests were discommoded by the sudden change in schedule.
- discommode someone
- I hope this request won't discommode you too much.
- greatly discommoded
- The residents were greatly discommoded by the ongoing repairs.
Synonyms and how they differ
- inconvenience
- More common and neutral; it can be used in everyday situations, whereas 'discommode' is formal and slightly old-fashioned.
- trouble
- Broader and more informal; it can mean causing worry or effort, not just disrupting arrangements.
- put out
- Informal and often used in the passive: 'I don't want to put you out.' It is less formal than 'discommode'.
Opposites
Word family
- discommode verb
- The base form, meaning to cause inconvenience.
- discommoding adjective
- Causing inconvenience; less common.
Commonly confused: discommoded or discomfited? discommoded or discomposed?
discommoded vs discomfited
Means made to feel uneasy or embarrassed, not inconvenienced. 'Discommoded' is about practical trouble, not feelings.
discommoded vs discomposed
Means agitated or unsettled; it refers to a state of mind, while 'discommoded' refers to external inconvenience.
Practice
The heavy snowfall ___ many travelers who had planned to drive home for the holidays.
Choose one answer.
The sentence needs a past tense verb meaning 'inconvenienced'. 'Discommoded' fits. 'Discomfited' means embarrassed, 'discomposed' means agitated, and 'discommoding' is a present participle, which doesn't fit the past tense context.
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