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DISOBLIGE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ignore someone's wishes

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "disoblige" is one way to...):

brush aside; brush off; discount; dismiss; disregard; ignore; push aside (bar from attention or consideration)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Antonym:

oblige (provide a service or favor for someone)

Sense 2

Meaning:

To cause inconvenience or discomfort to

Example:

Sorry to trouble you, but...

Synonyms:

bother; discommode; disoblige; incommode; inconvenience; put out; trouble

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "disoblige" is one way to...):

affect; bear on; bear upon; impact; touch; touch on (have an effect upon)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "disoblige"):

distress; straiten (bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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