disoblige

[ dis-uh-blahyj ]
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verb (used with object),dis·o·bliged, dis·o·blig·ing.
  1. to refuse or neglect to oblige; act contrary to the desire or convenience of; fail to accommodate.

  2. to give offense to; affront: to be disobliged by a tactless remark.

  1. to cause inconvenience to; incommode: to be disobliged by an uninvited guest.

Origin of disoblige

1
1595–1605; <Middle French desobliger, equivalent to des-dis-1 + obliger to oblige

Other 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 Burney
  • It was with him a fixed principle never to disoblige a customer, and he saw that he was disobliging at least half a dozen.

  • She 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 Edwards
  • Frey wanted to marry her, and to disoblige him would be at their peril.

    Frey and His Wife | Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • Do, that's a good Boy; and I won't disoblige him this two days.

    The Female Wits | Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for disoblige

disoblige

/ (ˌdɪsəˈblaɪdʒ) /


verb(tr)
  1. to disregard the desires of

  2. to slight; insult

  1. informal to cause trouble or inconvenience to

Derived forms of disoblige

  • disobliging, adjective
  • disobligingly, adverb
  • disobligingness, noun

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