disoblige

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdɪsəˈblaɪdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dis′ə blīj)

Inflections of 'disoblige' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
disobliges
v 3rd person singular
disobliging
v pres p
disobliged
v past
disobliged
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
dis•o•blige  (dis′ə blīj),USA pronunciation v.t., -bliged, -blig•ing. 
  1. to refuse or neglect to oblige;
    act contrary to the desire or convenience of;
    fail to accommodate.
  2. to give offense to;
    affront:to be disobliged by a tactless remark.
  3. to cause inconvenience to;
    incommode:to be disobliged by an uninvited guest.
  • Middle French desobliger, equivalent. to des- dis-1 + obliger to oblige
  • 1595–1605
dis′o•bliging•ly, adv. 
dis′o•bliging•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
disoblige / ˌdɪsəˈblaɪdʒ/ (transitive)
  1. to disregard the desires of
  2. to slight; insult
  3. to cause trouble or inconvenience to
ˌdisoˈbliging

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