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verb
to be unwilling to oblige; to disappoint, to inconvenience, not to cooperate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To offend by an act of unkindness or incivility.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
ignore someone's wishes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: oblige
Broader terms: dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore
verb
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: trouble, put out, inconvenience, discommode, incommode, bother
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
Narrower terms: straiten, distress
History
From Middle French desobliger. By surface analysis, dis- + oblige.
