disoblige
pronunciation
How to pronounce disoblige in British English:
UK [ˌdɪsə'blaɪdʒ]
How to pronounce disoblige in American English:
US [ˌdɪsə'blaɪdʒ]
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- Verb:
- to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
- ignore someone's wishes
Word Origin
- disoblige (v.)
- c. 1600, "to free from obligation;" 1630s, "to refuse to oblige," from French désobliger (c. 1300), from des- (see dis-) + Latin obligare (see oblige). Related: Disobliged; disobliging.
Antonym
Example
- 1. I 'm sorry to disoblige you .
- 2. We are sorry to disoblige you , but the rooms you desire are already reserved .