disoblige

[dis-uh-blahyj]

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verb (used with object), dis·o·bliged, dis·o·blig·ing.

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

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

Related formsdis·o·blig·ing·ly, adverbdis·o·blig·ing·ness, noun

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Related Words for disoblige

disturb, affront, slight, bother, inconvenience, upset, vex, insult, offend, incommode, discommode, trouble

Examples from the Web for disoblige

Historical Examples of disoblige

He that can oblige, may disoblige—Happy for some people not to have it in their power to offend!
Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9)
Samuel Richardson
D'Artagnan saw that he should disoblige him by again interfering.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845
Various
I have nothing to say which my brother should not hear; my brother will disoblige me by withdrawing.
The Freebooters
Gustave Aimard
"I am sorry to disoblige," said George, lifting his shoulders.
Into the Highways and Hedges
F. F. Montrsor (Frances Frederica)
And then another man's weakness may disoblige me and discharge me from my duty.
A Christian Directory
Baxter Richard

British Dictionary definitions for disoblige

disoblige

verb (tr)

to disregard the desires of

to slight; insult

informal to cause trouble or inconvenience to

Derived Formsdisobliging, adjectivedisobligingly, adverbdisobligingness, noun

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Word Origin and History for disoblige

c.1600, "to free from obligation;" 1630s, "to refuse to oblige," from French désobliger (c.1300), from des- (see dis-) + Latin obligare (see oblige). Related: Disobliged; disobliging.