Discommoded

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To be put in a position of discomfort or inconvenience, resulting in a feeling of unease
2. To face a situation that disrupts one's comfort or convenience, often leading to a sense of annoyance
3. Experienced a state of unease due to disturbance or lack of comfort

Etymology: "Discommoded" is simply the past tense and past participle of "discommode," so the story belongs to the verb itself. "Discommode" is formed from the prefix "dis-", meaning "apart" or "reversal," attached to "commode," an older English word from Latin "commodus," meaning "convenient" or "suitable." The base sense is therefore the undoing of convenience: to disturb someone's ease or put them out of their accustomed comfort. The "commode" in the root is the same word that gives us "commodious," meaning roomy and comfortable, and "commodity," originally something useful or advantageous. Over time, "discommode" narrowed from a general sense of inconvenience toward the more personal sense of being made uneasy or unsettled. The past forms "discommoded" carry that meaning into descriptions of people who have been put out, whether by a change of plans, a crowded room, or an unwelcome intrusion.

Synonyms: inconvenienced, troubled