disoblige
to refuse or neglect to oblige; act contrary to the desire or convenience of; fail to accommodate.
to give offense to; affront: to be disobliged by a tactless remark.
to cause inconvenience to; incommode: to be disobliged by an uninvited guest.
Origin of disoblige
1Other words from disoblige
- dis·o·blig·ing·ly, adverb
- dis·o·blig·ing·ness, noun
Words Nearby disoblige
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How to use disoblige in a sentence
Not caring to disoblige him, he then, without speaking, slowly and unwillingly moved forwards.
Camilla | Fanny BurneyIt was with him a fixed principle never to disoblige a customer, and he saw that he was disobliging at least half a dozen.
Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885 | VariousShe had not bargained to entertain a party of four; yet she dared not disoblige the Petit Courier Illustré.
In the Days of My Youth | Amelia Ann Blandford EdwardsFrey wanted to marry her, and to disoblige him would be at their peril.
Frey and His Wife | Maurice Henry HewlettDo, that's a good Boy; and I won't disoblige him this two days.
The Female Wits | Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for disoblige
/ (ˌdɪsəˈblaɪdʒ) /
to disregard the desires of
to slight; insult
informal to cause trouble or inconvenience to
Derived forms of disoblige
- disobliging, adjective
- disobligingly, adverb
- disobligingness, noun
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