discommodityn.

Brit.

/ˌdɪskəˈmɒdᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌdɪskəˈmɑdədi/

Forms: see dis- prefix and commodity n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dis- prefix, commodity n.

Etymology: < dis- prefix + commodity n.

a. An inconvenience, a trouble, a disadvantage. Chiefly in plural. Now somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > inconvenience > [noun] > an inconvenience

inconvenient?a1475

inconvenientise1528

unconvenience1535

inconvenience1578

inconveniency1640

disaccommodation1645

discommodity1662

put-out1833

discomfort1841

aggro1969

1528 T. Wyatt tr. Plutarch Quyete of Mynde sig. c.iv^v The power and thimpression of euery worst chaunce to repulse with the remembraunce of better thinges, alwayes wrapping vp discomodites in comodites.

1564 J. Bradford Frutefull Treat. against Feare of Death sig. Biiii The felicitie of euerlasting lif, which is without all discommodities.

1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie ii. sig. Oo4^v Patiently enduring all discommodities of cold, rain, and hunger.

1662 W. Petty Treat. Taxes 35 It would be a great discommodity to the Prince to take more then he needs.

1690 W. Walker Idiomatologia Anglo-Lat. 476 I have thought of all the discommodities that may come unto me.

1757 A. G. Impetuous Lover I. i. 12 Why need I be so anxious..as to run the hazard of discommodities, with the woman whose money I covet.

1830 Bell's Life in London 25 Apr. An Italian used to say, that wine had these two discommodities: if you put water into it, you mar it; and if you put none in it, you mar yourself.

1908 R. P. Garrold Man's Hands 33 Being here and suffering many discommodities my heart is glad and merry none the less.

2004 E. Bond Let. 7 Nov. in D. Davis E. Bond & Dramatic Child (2005) 185 When the human imperative acknowledges the human imperative in everyone else..we can even accommodate the discommodities of our lives.

b. concrete. Economics. A commodity without utility, esp. an unsellable by-product of a manufacturing process. Frequently contrasted with commodity n. 3a.

ΚΠ

1879 W. S. Jevons Theory Polit. Econ. (ed. 2) iii. 63 As the noun commodities has been used..as a concrete term, so we may now convert discommodity into a concrete term, and speak of discommodities as substances or things, which possess the quality of causing inconvenience or harm.

1901 Q. Jrnl. Econ. May 329 Instead of being a commodity, it might now be called a ‘discommodity’.

1970 New Society 9 Apr. 597/1 A commodity is something you want to acquire; a discommodity is something you want to get rid of.

2003 Jrnl. Econ. Issues 37 279 We cannot afford to allow the indiscriminate free disposal of discommodities into air.

2. The quality or state of being discommodious; inconvenience; unsuitableness; disadvantage.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > disadvantageousness > [noun]

discommoditya1535

inconveniency1552

discommodiousness1579

discommodious1583

inexpedience1608

inexpediency1641

disadvantageousness1650

inconvenience1653

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > inconvenience > [noun]

incommodity?a1475

discommoditya1535

inconveniency1552

disconvenience1556

discommodiousness1579

discommodious1583

disconveniency1601

incommodiousnessa1631

ill-conveniency1653

inconvenience1653

disaccommodationa1676

bovver1883

a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 67/1 He had declared the dyscomoditie of discorde, and the commodyties of concorde.

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iii. f. 147^v Of the discommoditie of Essex Cheese, our..John Haywood..meeryly wryteth.

1621 Knolles's Gen. Hist. Turkes (ed. 3) 1335 Nassuf excused himselfe..by reason of the discommoditie of his health.

1682 R. B. tr. H. Bünting Itinerarium Totius Sacræ Scripturæ (new ed.) 54 They [sc. Egyptians] sustain very little discommodity or loss by any such Inundation.

a1718 W. Penn Tracts in Wks. (1726) I. 688 The Reason of the Alteration of the Law, ought to be the Discommodity of continuing it.

1791 S. Dobson tr. Petrarch View Human Life 320 I own there is some discommodity attends deafness, but it has its advantages.

1829 C. Lamb Let. 10 Apr. (1935) III. 214 You go about, in rain or fine at all hours without discommodity.

1927 Times 26 Nov. 16/2 Conditions of work should be such as to lighten labour, inconvenience and the general discommodity which unhappily too often attached to daily toil.

2002 W. X. Kienzle Gathering ii. 16 It would be a headache trying to round up all those records. But his family..would willingly endure the discommodity to come up with the required documents.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	discommodity
释义	discommodityn. Brit. /ˌdɪskəˈmɒdᵻti/, U.S. /ˌdɪskəˈmɑdədi/ Forms: see dis- prefix and commodity n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dis- prefix, commodity n. Etymology: < dis- prefix + commodity n. 1. a. An inconvenience, a trouble, a disadvantage. Chiefly in plural. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > inconvenience > [noun] > an inconvenience inconvenient?a1475 inconvenientise1528 unconvenience1535 inconvenience1578 inconveniency1640 disaccommodation1645 discommodity1662 put-out1833 discomfort1841 aggro1969 1528 T. Wyatt tr. Plutarch Quyete of Mynde sig. c.iv^v The power and thimpression of euery worst chaunce to repulse with the remembraunce of better thinges, alwayes wrapping vp discomodites in comodites. 1564 J. Bradford Frutefull Treat. against Feare of Death sig. Biiii The felicitie of euerlasting lif, which is without all discommodities. 1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie ii. sig. Oo4^v Patiently enduring all discommodities of cold, rain, and hunger. 1662 W. Petty Treat. Taxes 35 It would be a great discommodity to the Prince to take more then he needs. 1690 W. Walker Idiomatologia Anglo-Lat. 476 I have thought of all the discommodities that may come unto me. 1757 A. G. Impetuous Lover I. i. 12 Why need I be so anxious..as to run the hazard of discommodities, with the woman whose money I covet. 1830 Bell's Life in London 25 Apr. An Italian used to say, that wine had these two discommodities: if you put water into it, you mar it; and if you put none in it, you mar yourself. 1908 R. P. Garrold Man's Hands 33 Being here and suffering many discommodities my heart is glad and merry none the less. 2004 E. Bond Let. 7 Nov. in D. Davis E. Bond & Dramatic Child (2005) 185 When the human imperative acknowledges the human imperative in everyone else..we can even accommodate the discommodities of our lives. b. concrete. Economics. A commodity without utility, esp. an unsellable by-product of a manufacturing process. Frequently contrasted with commodity n. 3a. ΚΠ 1879 W. S. Jevons Theory Polit. Econ. (ed. 2) iii. 63 As the noun commodities has been used..as a concrete term, so we may now convert discommodity into a concrete term, and speak of discommodities as substances or things, which possess the quality of causing inconvenience or harm. 1901 Q. Jrnl. Econ. May 329 Instead of being a commodity, it might now be called a ‘discommodity’. 1970 New Society 9 Apr. 597/1 A commodity is something you want to acquire; a discommodity is something you want to get rid of. 2003 Jrnl. Econ. Issues 37 279 We cannot afford to allow the indiscriminate free disposal of discommodities into air. 2. The quality or state of being discommodious; inconvenience; unsuitableness; disadvantage. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > disadvantageousness > [noun] discommoditya1535 inconveniency1552 discommodiousness1579 discommodious1583 inexpedience1608 inexpediency1641 disadvantageousness1650 inconvenience1653 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > inconvenience > [noun] incommodity?a1475 discommoditya1535 inconveniency1552 disconvenience1556 discommodiousness1579 discommodious1583 disconveniency1601 incommodiousnessa1631 ill-conveniency1653 inconvenience1653 disaccommodationa1676 bovver1883 a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 67/1 He had declared the dyscomoditie of discorde, and the commodyties of concorde. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iii. f. 147^v Of the discommoditie of Essex Cheese, our..John Haywood..meeryly wryteth. 1621 Knolles's Gen. Hist. Turkes (ed. 3) 1335 Nassuf excused himselfe..by reason of the discommoditie of his health. 1682 R. B. tr. H. Bünting Itinerarium Totius Sacræ Scripturæ (new ed.) 54 They [sc. Egyptians] sustain very little discommodity or loss by any such Inundation. a1718 W. Penn Tracts in Wks. (1726) I. 688 The Reason of the Alteration of the Law, ought to be the Discommodity of continuing it. 1791 S. Dobson tr. Petrarch View Human Life 320 I own there is some discommodity attends deafness, but it has its advantages. 1829 C. Lamb Let. 10 Apr. (1935) III. 214 You go about, in rain or fine at all hours without discommodity. 1927 Times 26 Nov. 16/2 Conditions of work should be such as to lighten labour, inconvenience and the general discommodity which unhappily too often attached to daily toil. 2002 W. X. Kienzle Gathering ii. 16 It would be a headache trying to round up all those records. But his family..would willingly endure the discommodity to come up with the required documents. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1528
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