disoblige

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
  2. verb ignore someone's wishes

Etymology

From Middle French desobliger. By surface analysis, dis- + oblige.

In classic literature

Synonyms

trouble, put out, inconvenience, discommode, incommode, bother

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