Disoblige

verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    to be unwilling to oblige; to disappoint, to inconvenience, not to cooperate. British

    "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."

  2. 2
    ignore someone's wishes wordnet
  3. 3
    To offend by an act of unkindness or incivility. British
  4. 4
    to cause inconvenience or discomfort to wordnet

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troubleaffrontbotherbothercall namesdisaccommodate

Antonyms

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Example

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"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."

Etymology

From Middle French desobliger. By surface analysis, dis- + oblige.

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