Disoblige
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Disoblige is a verb meaning (British) to be unwilling to oblige; to disappoint, to inconvenience, not to cooperate.
Meaning
(British) to be unwilling to oblige; to disappoint, to inconvenience, not to cooperate.
More Meanings
- (British) To offend by an act of unkindness or incivility.
Example Sentences
Sorry to disoblige everybody; I know you were depending on me to bring a good weather forecast for our fête, but it is going to rain.
But Miss Frances married, in the common phrase, to disoblige her family, and by fixing on a Lieutenant of Marines, without education, fortune, or connexions, did it very thoroughly.
Word Forms
- disobliges
- disobliging
- disobliged
Synonyms for disoblige
Depending on context, synonyms include trouble, incommode, put out, bother, inconvenience, discommode.
Antonyms for disoblige
Common opposites include oblige, accommodate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inconvenience, incommode, discommode, trouble, bother, put out.
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