Antonyms for disoblige


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dis-uh-blahyj
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs əˈblaɪdʒ


Definition of disoblige

Origin :
  • 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.
  • verb displease, annoy
Example sentences :
  • He that can oblige, may disoblige—Happy for some people not to have it in their power to offend!
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • D'Artagnan saw that he should disoblige him by again interfering.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 » by Various
  • I have nothing to say which my brother should not hear; my brother will disoblige me by withdrawing.
  • Extract from : « The Freebooters » by Gustave Aimard
  • "I am sorry to disoblige," said George, lifting his shoulders.
  • Extract from : « Into the Highways and Hedges » by F. F. Montrsor (Frances Frederica)
  • And then another man's weakness may disoblige me and discharge me from my duty.
  • Extract from : « A Christian Directory » by Baxter Richard
  • Frey wanted to marry her, and to disoblige him would be at their peril.
  • Extract from : « Frey and His Wife » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • I am sure we have none of us done anything to disoblige him.
  • Extract from : « Amelia » by Henry Fielding
  • Sorry to disoblige you, Mr. Oliphant, but it would never do.
  • Extract from : « King of the Air » by Herbert Strang
  • I have no wish to touch you on a sensitive spot, or disoblige you in any way, and I will prove it.
  • Extract from : « Cousin Betty » by Honore de Balzac
  • If you disoblige him he may resent your refusal, and insist upon the contract still.
  • Extract from : « The Way of the World » by William Congreve

Synonyms for disoblige

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