disoblige

[ dis-uh-blahyj ]

verb (used with object)

, dis·o·bliged, dis·o·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.

disoblige

/ ˌdɪsəˈblaɪdʒ /

verb

1. to disregard the desires of
2. to slight; insult
3. informal.
   to cause trouble or inconvenience to

Derived Forms

• ˌdisoˈbliging, adjective
• ˌdisoˈbligingness, noun
• ˌdisoˈbligingly, adverb

Other Words From

• diso·bliging·ly adverb
• diso·bliging·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disoblige¹

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

Example Sentences

A few are offering the odd disobliging word about Mr Dowden, suggesting he never wanted to be party chairman in the first place and was very disappointed to be demoted from being culture secretary.

From BBC

Instead, it added, he had "portrayed himself as a victim of a conspiracy… and continued to refer to the complainants in a disobliging and sometimes offensive manner".

From BBC

With bizarre exemptions such as these, is it any wonder that the British public is increasingly disobliging and restless?

From The Guardian

Adolescence was not the fearful event it is now, when our innocent, adoring, clear-skinned children become “disobliging, somewhat deranged and kind of disgusting.”

From New York Times

It is a disobliging truth: cats do not obey humans.

From The Guardian