disobliging
/'disə'balidʤin/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Unwilling to help or cooperate; intentionally unaccommodating: Describes a person or action that is not helpful, often deliberately so, and shows a lack of consideration for others' wishes or convenience.
- Causing offense or displeasure; contrary to someone's wishes: Describes behavior or an action that goes against what someone wants, potentially causing annoyance or mild upset.
Usage and Examples
As an adjective describing a person:
- The disobliging clerk refused to answer any more questions.
- We found the hotel manager to be quite disobliging when we requested a late checkout.
As an adjective describing an action or behavior:
- His disobliging remark made the atmosphere uncomfortable.
- The action was not offensive to him but proved somewhat disobliging.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
- The term often implies a deliberate or intentional lack of helpfulness, not merely an accidental oversight.
- It is a more formal or literary term than common synonyms like or .
- It can describe a single act or a general character trait.
Variants and Related Words
- Disoblige (verb): To refuse or fail to do something that would be helpful or accommodating to someone.
- He did not want to disoblige his host, so he accepted the invitation.
- Disobligingly (adverb): In an uncooperative or unaccommodating manner.
- She sighed disobligingly when asked for assistance.
Synonyms
- Uncooperative: Not willing to work with others.
- Unaccommodating: Not willing to adapt or help.
- Unhelpful: Providing no assistance.
- Inconsiderate: Thoughtlessly causing inconvenience to others.
Antonyms
- Obliging: Willing to do favors; helpful.
- Accommodating: Fitting in with someone's wishes or demands.
- Helpful: Giving or ready to give help.
- Cooperative: Involving mutual assistance in working toward a common goal.
Idiomatic Expressions and Phrases
- While "disobliging" itself is not commonly used in fixed idioms, the concept is related to phrases like:
- To go out of one's way to be unhelpful: To make a special effort not to assist someone.
- To turn a deaf ear: To refuse to listen or respond to a request.
Adjective
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intentionally unaccommodating
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the action was not offensive to him but proved somewhat disobliging
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