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disoblige
[
dis-
uh
-
blahyj
]
dis·o·blige
/
ˌdɪs
əˈblaɪdʒ
/
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[
dis-
uh
-
blahyj
]
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verb (used with object),
-bliged,
-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.
3.
to cause inconvenience to; incommode:
to be disobliged by an uninvited guest.
Origin:
1595–1605;
<
Middle French
desobliger,
equivalent to
des-
dis-
1
+
obliger
to
oblige
Related forms
dis·o·blig·ing·ly,
adverb
dis·o·blig·ing·ness,
noun
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disoblige
(ˌdɪsəˈblaɪdʒ)
—
vb
1.
to disregard the desires of
2.
to slight; insult
3.
informal
to cause trouble or inconvenience to
diso'bliging
—
adj
diso'bligingly
—
adv
diso'bligingness
—
n
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