Definition

1. Verb:
   • To ignore or refuse to accommodate someone's wishes or requests: To act contrary to what someone desires or asks for, often causing them minor annoyance or inconvenience.
   • To cause inconvenience or discomfort to someone: To put someone to trouble or bother.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • I hate to disoblige you, but I cannot lend you my car tonight. (I am sorry to refuse your request, but I cannot lend you my car tonight.)
  • The hotel's policy of no late check-out is designed not to disoblige other guests. (The hotel's policy is meant to avoid inconveniencing other guests.)
  • He felt disobliged when his friend declined to help him move. (He felt slighted or inconvenienced when his friend refused to help.)

Advanced Usage

• "To be disobliged": To feel or be placed in a position of inconvenience or slight.
  • She was disobliged by the sudden cancellation of the meeting. (She was inconvenienced and annoyed by the sudden cancellation.)
• "Nothing disobliging": A phrase used to soften a refusal or negative statement, meaning "nothing personal" or "no offense intended."
  • I must decline your invitation, but please understand it's nothing disobliging. (I must say no, but do not take it as a personal slight.)

Variants and Related Words

• Disobliging (adjective): Uncooperative, unwilling to help or accommodate.
  • His disobliging attitude made it difficult to work as a team. (His unhelpful attitude created difficulties.)
• Disobligement (noun, rare): The act of disobliging or the state of being disobliged.
  • The disobligement caused by the new rules was minimal. (The inconvenience caused was small.)

Synonyms

• Inconvenience: To cause trouble or difficulty for someone.
• Put out: To cause someone trouble or inconvenience.
• Refuse: To indicate that one is not willing to do something.
• Slight: To treat someone with disrespect or indifference.

Antonyms

• Oblige: To do as someone asks or desires in order to help or please them.
• Accommodate: To fit in with the wishes or needs of someone.
• Help: To make it easier for someone to do something by offering one's services or resources.

Related Phrases

• "Not to disoblige": Used to politely preface a refusal or contrary action.
  • Not to disoblige you, but I have a prior commitment. (I do not wish to be unhelpful, but I am already busy.)
• "Far be it from me to disoblige...": A formal or old-fashioned way to introduce a polite refusal or contradiction.
  • Far be it from me to disoblige such a respected colleague, but I must disagree with the proposal. (I do not wish to disrespect my colleague, but I disagree.)

Verb

1. ignore someone's wishes
2. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
   • Sorry to trouble you, but...