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- Dictionarydisobliging/ˌdɪsəˈblʌɪdʒɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. deliberately unhelpful; uncooperative: "I think you're simply being disobliging"
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disobliging. A man cannot bear to be called stingy or disobliging. He ate heartily of it, wondering at the same time why the men had been so disobliging about it at first. They were all so calm and businesslike that it would have seemed disobliging and absurd to make difficulties.
disobliging. adjective. formal us / ˌdɪs.əˈblaɪ.dʒɪŋ / uk / ˌdɪs.əˈblaɪ.dʒɪŋ / Add to word list Add to word list. unwilling to help or do what you are asked to do. Synonym. uncooperative. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unwilling and reluctant. arsed. balk. baulk. be blowed if... idiom.
Define disobliging. disobliging synonyms, disobliging pronunciation, disobliging translation, English dictionary definition of disobliging. tr.v. dis·o·bliged , dis·o·blig·ing , dis·o·blig·es 1. To refuse or neglect to act in accord with the wishes of. 2. To inconvenience. 3. To give offense to;...
Definitions of disobliging. adjective. intentionally unaccommodating. “the action was not offensive to him but proved somewhat disobliging ”. synonyms: uncooperative. unaccommodating, unobliging. not accommodating.
Synonyms for DISOBLIGING: annoying, irritating, inconvenient, frustrating, awkward, disturbing, troublesome, incommoding; Antonyms of DISOBLIGING: convenient, acceptable, tolerable, bearable, endurable, desirable, ultraconvenient, advantageous.
Definition of disobliging adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. These are words and phrases related to disobliging. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of disobliging. The disobliging staff was of little help to the customer. Synonyms. unpleasant. uncooperative. ill-disposed. rude. uncongenial. disagreeable. discourteous.
dis•o•blige (dis′ə blīj′ ), v.t., -bliged, -blig•ing. 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.
disoblige in British English. (ˌdɪsəˈblaɪdʒ ) verb (transitive) 1. to disregard the desires of. 2. to slight; insult. 3. informal. to cause trouble or inconvenience to.
disobliging (comparative more disobliging, superlative most disobliging) Not obliging; not making an effort to respect the needs and wishes of others; unaccommodating. Categories: English non-lemma forms. English verb forms. English lemmas.
