Definition
A disadvantage, inconvenience, or something that causes discomfort or trouble; the opposite of a commodity.
Etymology
From dis- + commodity (from Latin commoditas, 'fit or suitable thing'). The prefix dis- inverts the meaning, so instead of something valuable or useful, a discommodity is a disadvantage or inconvenience.
Kelly Says
Medieval merchants and philosophers loved this word because they were thinking systematically about trade—every commodity (useful thing) comes with discommodities (annoying consequences). It's the ancestor of modern cost-benefit analysis.
Translations
BNবাংলা
অসুবিধা
o-su-bi-dha
CACatalà
desavantatge
de-sa-van-ta-ha
CSČeština
nedostatek
ne-do-sta-tek
DEDeutsch
Nachteil
na-khayl
ELΕλληνικά
μειονέκτημα
me-o-nek-te-ma
ESEspañol
desventaja
des-ben-TAH-ha
FRFrançais
inconvénient
in-kon-vyeh-NANT
GUGU
અનુકૂળતા
anu-ku-ula-ta
HAHA
abinda bai
a-bin-da bai
HIहिन्दी
असंतोष
a-san-to-sh
HUMagyar
hátrány
ha-tra-ny
IDBahasa Indonesia
ketidakuntungan
ke-ti-dak-tu-nan
ITItaliano
svantaggio
svan-TAH-dhyo
KKKK
өнімсіздік
ö-nim-si-zdik
MSBahasa Melayu
ketidakuntungan
ke-ti-dak-tu-nan
NLNederlands
nadeel
na-deel
NONorsk
ulemper
u-lem-per
PLPolski
wadliwość
va-dli-vo-vits
PTPortuguês
desvantagens
des-van-ta-jens
RORomână
dezavantaj
de-za-van-ta-j
RUРусский
недостаток
ne-do-stat-tok
SVSvenska
nackdel
nack-del
SWKiswahili
hasara
ha-sa-ra
TLTL
kakulangan
ka-ku-lan-gan
TRTürkçe
dezavantaj
de-za-van-tahj
UKУкраїнська
недостаток
ne-do-stat-tok
VITiếng Việt
thiệt hại
t-hee-et-hai-t