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disoblige

/ˌdɪsəˈblaɪdʒ/ /ˌdɪzoʊˈblaɪdʒ/

Meanings
verb
To be unwilling to oblige; to disappoint, to inconvenience, not to cooperate.

Examples :

"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."
attitude action character negative moral

Related Words

Illustration colleague

colleague noun

/ˈkɒliːɡ/ /ˈkɑliɡ/

A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate.

"My colleague from the accounting department helped me understand the new software. "

Illustration unkindness

unkindness noun

/ʌnˈkaɪndnəs/

The state or quality of being unkind.

"Her unkindness towards the new student made everyone uncomfortable. "

Illustration cooperate

cooperate verb

/koʊˈɒpəɹeɪt/

To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.

"The students cooperated to complete the group project on time. "

Illustration unwilling

unwilling adjective

/ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/

Not willing; reluctant

"We are unwilling to restore his previous privileges after his betrayal of our trust."

Illustration weather

weather noun

/ˈwɛðə/ /ˈwɛðɚ/

The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.

"The weather forecast for today predicts rain and strong winds, so I should bring an umbrella to school. "

Illustration inconvenience

inconvenience noun

/ɪnkənˈviːnɪəns/ /ɪnkənˈvinjəns/

The quality of being inconvenient.

"The late start time was a significant inconvenience for the students. "

Illustration disappoint

disappoint verb

/dɪsəˈpɔɪnt/

To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.

"His lack of respect disappointed her."

Illustration depending

depending verb

/dɪˈpɛndɪŋ/ /diˈpɛndɪŋ/

(followed by on or upon, formerly also by of) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.

"We would like to go skiing, but it depends on the amount of snow."

Illustration incivility

incivility noun

/ɪnsɪˈvɪlɪti/

The state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy; rudeness in manner.

"The constant incivility in the online forum made it difficult to have a constructive discussion. "

Illustration forecast

forecast noun

/ˈfɔːkɑːst/ /ˈfɔɹkæst/

An estimation of a future condition.

"The weather forecast predicts rain tomorrow. "

Illustration choosing

choosing verb

/ˈtʃuːzɪŋ/

To pick; to make the choice of; to select.

"I chose a nice ripe apple from the fruit bowl."

Illustration everybody

everybody pronoun

/ˈɛvɹibɒdi/ /ˈɛvɹibɑdi/

All people.

"Everybody in the class needs to bring their homework tomorrow. "