disoblige

[ dis-uh-blahyj ]

/ ˌdɪs əˈblaɪdʒ /

to refuse or neglect to oblige; act contrary to the desire or convenience of; fail to accommodate.

to give offense to; affront: to be disobliged by a tactless remark.

to cause inconvenience to; incommode: to be disobliged by an uninvited guest.

Origin of disoblige

1595–1605; < Middle French desobliger, equivalent to des- dis-¹ + obliger to oblige

dis·o·blig·ing·ly, adverb dis·o·blig·ing·ness, noun

And, as nobody replied, she stamped her bare foot in its silken chamber-shoe, like any angry child in petty fury when disobliged.

The Little Red Foot |Robert W. Chambers
So saying, he retreated, leaving his mistress not at all disobliged at his plain dealing.

The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, Volume I |Tobias Smollett
I have nothing,—but to remain here and know that I have disobliged all those that love me.

The American Senator |Anthony Trollope
It behoved me to have so notable a person of my party; and the rather as I had disobliged her impertinent brother.

Clarissa, Volume 5 (of 9) |Samuel Richardson

The prelate told him the bishopric was but a very small one, and he could not hope for a better if he disobliged the court.

Irish Wit and Humor |Anonymous

disoblige

/ (ˌdɪsəˈblaɪdʒ) /

to disregard the desires of

to slight; insult

informal to cause trouble or inconvenience to

disobliging, adjective disobligingly, adverb disobligingness, noun