disoblige

verb

ˌdis-ə-ˈblīj How to pronounce disoblige (audio)
Definition of disobligenext
as in to bother
to cause discomfort to or trouble for didn't want to disoblige her relatives by spending the night at their place

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disoblige
  1. bother
  2. trouble
  3. weigh
  4. incommode
  5. inconvenience
  6. disturb
  7. put out
Verb
  • Does Miss Manners have a suggestion for a polite way of indicating that, since they couldn’t be bothered to acknowledge the first gift, subsequent gifts should not be solicited?
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Advertisement Martha Stewart is an ‘unreliable narrator’ but also ‘a visionary,’ documentary director says: R.J. Cutler, the director of Netflix’s ‘Martha,’ discussed his film about the lifestyle guru and businesswoman and how he isn’t bothered by her criticism of it.
    Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of bother
Verb
  • Despite being troubled by severe health issues in recent years that restricted him to performing in a wheelchair, Paul continued to entertain his fans around the world, racking up well over 100 shows since 2023.
    Variety, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
  • In a statement shared with PEOPLE, Spring Independent School District's superintendent, Lupita Hinojosa, said she was troubled by the accounts but indicated they were limited in scope.
    David Chiu, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of trouble
Verb
  • The smallest rabbit, the pygmy, weighs only a pound — while the Flemish giant rabbit can reach 4 feet long and 22 pounds.
    Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
  • That's because pollsters failed to capture support for Trump in 2016 and 2020, so to avoid being wrong again are likely weighing the polls in his favor.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of weigh
Verb
  • At least 16 people were arrested for allegedly crowding, obstructing and incommoding another person and one was arrested for alleged defacement during a planned act of civil disobedience.
    Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2023
  • All were charged with crowding and obstructing or incommoding, Malecki said.
    Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2020
Definition of incommode
Verb
  • So this is an agency that regularly inconveniences Democrats as well as Republicans with their reports.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
  • No doubt most will not want to inconvenience their customers with two separate transactions, but the cost of saving customers from inconvenience will be paid for through the purchase of new technology and systems meant to mitigate the actions of one state legislature.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of inconvenience
Verb
  • The photos, not graphic but disturbing all the same, were allegedly taken at the scene of the Delphi murders — the double homicide of two best friends, Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, in rural Delphi, Indiana, in 2017.
    Aja Romano, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
  • The skit started with the actors seeming disturbed.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of disturb
Verb
  • Moreover, a potential global trade war under a Trump presidency could inflame inflationary pressures at a time when the Federal Reserve has spent more than two years putting out the fire.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Wells' campaign put out a poll conducted by a Biden pollster that found a much tighter race.
    Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of put out
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