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Meanings of disoblige in English

Portuguese
incomodar
Catalan
amoïnar
Spanish
fastidiar

To cause inconvenience or discomfort to.

      incomodar
      Catalan
      desatendre
      Spanish
      desatender

      Ignore someone's wishes.

            desatendre
            Usage of disoblige in English
            1
            That is a main point of prudence, Mr. Trevor; never disoblige your superiors.
            The Adventures of Hugh Trevor
            2
            And if I disoblige not you, that is all I wish.
            Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 9
            3
            I am not to be bribed to silence, when you really disoblige me.
            The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2
            4
            But rather than disoblige, I'll take it at whatever you please.
            Tales and Novels — Volume 07 / Patronage [part 1]
            5
            There's not one of that seven would care to disoblige him.
            Audrey
            6
            I am sorry to disoblige in a small matter, but it can't be done.
            The Northern Iron
            7
            You mean so kindly by me that it seems quite horrible to disoblige you.
            Androcles and the Lion
            8
            I hope, sir, I have done nothing to disoblige you.
            She Stoops to Conquer; Or, The Mistakes of a Night: A Comedy
            9
            Mrs. Moore, indeed, was unwilling to disoblige either of us.
            Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5
            10
            One never saw the other before, and so could neither oblige or disoblige each other.
            Miscellanies Upon Various Subjects
            11
            This was a lie, but I perceived he had no mind to disoblige the publican.
            Travels through France and Italy
            12
            But I was willing to see if she were not loth to disoblige me now.
            Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4
            13
            It is only to disoblige and contradict me.
            The World's Greatest Books — Volume 04 — Fiction
            14
            Well, we victuallers must not disoblige the excisemen.
            The Adventures of Roderick Random
            15
            And durst not disoblige you now with wit.
            The Works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volume...
            16
            Consider that; and don't disoblige me for ever.
            Tales and Novels — Volume 02 / Popular Tales
            About this term
            Translations for disoblige
            Portuguese
            incomodar
            Disoblige through the time
            Disoblige across language varieties
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