discommodate means to render unfit or unsuitable; to fail to treat well. It carries an Arena rating of 1383, earned across 58 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, discommodate ranks #990 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #1,573 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #2,447 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words, #3,399 of 17,163 for Funniest Words.
Why “discommodate” is a great word
DISCOMMODATE — [Verb] To inconvenience, disturb, or render unfit or unsuitable. From Latin discommodatus, past participle of discommodare, from dis- (expressing negation or reversal) + commodare ("to make fit, to accommodate, to help"). First attested in English in 1606. Unlike "accommodate" (which arranges for comfort) or "discommode" (which merely inconveniences), to discommodate is to impose a formal, structural unsuitability. It is the grand piano blocking the only stairwell, the misplaced book that renders a shelf unsightly, or the single bureaucratic letter that voids a carefully drafted application—a quiet testament to the fragile architecture of convenience, so easily and utterly dismantled.
Etymology
From Latin discommodatus, past participle of discommodare, from dis- + commodare (“to make fit, help”).
verb
- To render unfit or unsuitable; to fail to treat well.
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