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disobliging

disobliging is the present participle and gerund of disoblige.

Meaning of disoblige

Verb

disoblige (third-person singular simple present disobliges, present participle disobliging, simple past and past participle disobliged)

  1. (UK) to be unwilling to oblige; to disappoint, to inconvenience, not to cooperate.
    • Sorry to disoblige everybody; I know you were depending on me to bring a good weather forecast for our fête, but it is going to rain.
  2. (UK) To offend by an act of unkindness or incivility.

Adjective

disobliging (comparative more disobliging, superlative most disobliging)

  1. Not obliging; not making an effort to respect the needs and wishes of others; unaccommodating.

Forms of disobliging

comparativemore disobliging
superlativemost disobliging

Words formed from disobliging

Questions about disobliging

What does disobliging mean?
Disobliging means not obliging; not making an effort to respect the needs and wishes of others; unaccommodating.
What is disobliging the present participle and gerund of?
Disobliging is the present participle and gerund of disoblige.
What part of speech is disobliging?
Disobliging is an adjective.

Words near disobliging in the dictionary

  1. disobligement
  2. disobligements
  3. disobliger
  4. disobligers
  5. disobliges
  6. disobliging
  7. disobligingly
  8. disobligingness
  9. disobliteration
  10. disobliterations
  11. disobservance

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