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comfort zonea place or situation where one feels safe or at ease and without stress

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a place or situation where one feels safe or at ease and without stress

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkʌmfərt zoʊn/

Korean meaning: 안전하고 편안함을 느끼며 스트레스가 없는 장소나 상황

Korean pronunciation: **컴**펏 **존**

Example Sentences

  • My comfort zone is my bed with Netflix and pizza.
  • To learn a new language, you must leave your comfort zone and make mistakes.
  • His comfort zone is so small, ordering pizza by phone scares him.

comfort zone

NOUN

//ˈkʌmfərt zoʊn//

a place or situation where one feels safe or at ease and without stress

comfort zone concept
💡 Concept

a place or situation where one feels safe or at ease and without stress

comfort zone rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Your comfort zone feels solid as stone, but life's calling beyond your phone!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkʌmfərt zoʊn/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkʌmfət zəʊn/

🌳Etymology

Rootcomfort
Suffix-zone

Origin

comfort는 라틴어 'confortare'(힘을 주다)에서, zone은 그리스어 'zone'(띠, 구역)에서 유래. 1990년대부터 심리학 용어로 자주 사용되기 시작했다.

🎵Rhyme

phonetonestonealone
phone
tone
stone
alone

🔗Collocations

step out of comfort zone
leave comfort zone
expand comfort zone
stay in comfort zone
push beyond comfort zone
comfort zone challenge

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My comfort zone is my bed with Netflix and pizza.

To learn a new language, you must leave your comfort zone and make mistakes.

😄 Fun example

His comfort zone is so small, ordering pizza by phone scares him.

The workshop encouraged participants to step outside their comfort zones.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

safe spacefamiliar territorysecure areacozy spot

Antonyms

danger zoneunknown territorychallenging environment

Related

boundarieslimitationgrowthchallengefear

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