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disoblige

[ dis-uh-blahyj ]
/ ˌdɪs əˈblaɪdʒ /
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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.
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Origin of disoblige

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

OTHER WORDS FROM disoblige

dis·o·blig·ing·ly, adverbdis·o·blig·ing·ness, noun

Words nearby disoblige

Disneyland, Disney, Walt, disobedience, disobedient, disobey, disoblige, disodium phosphate, disomic, disoperation, disopyramide, disorder
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Words related to disoblige

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

How to use disoblige in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for disoblige

disoblige
/ (ˌdɪsəˈblaɪdʒ) /
verb (tr)
to disregard the desires of
to slight; insult
informal to cause trouble or inconvenience to

Derived forms of disoblige

disobliging, adjectivedisobligingly, adverbdisobligingness, noun
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