disoblige
disoblige · disobliges · disobliged · disobliging
To be unwilling to obligeTo be unwilling to oblige; to disappoint, to inconvenience, not to cooperate.
Meaning
2 senses(UK)To be unwilling to oblige; to disappoint, to inconvenience, not to cooperate.
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.
(UK)To offend by an act of unkindness or incivility.
More definitions
- ignore someone's wishes
- to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
Origin
From Middle French desobliger. By surface analysis, dis- + oblige.From Middle French desobliger. By surface analysis, dis- + oblige.
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Forms
disobliges, disobliging, disobliged, disobliged| Base form | disoblige · to disoblige |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | disobliges |
| Present participle | disobliging |
| Past simple | disobliged |
| Past participle | disobliged |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- to cause inconvenience or discomfort to:troubleput outinconveniencediscommodeincommodebother
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle