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disobliging

/ˌdɪsəˈblaɪdʒɪŋ/

Translations

disobligingadjective

more disobliging

Comp.

most disobliging

Super.

/ˌdɪsəˈblaɪdʒɪŋ/

peu serviableQui ne veut pas aider ou se montrer accommodant.

The disobliging clerk refused to assist the customer with her request.

Le vendeur peu serviable a refusé d’aider la cliente dans sa demande.

Additional translations

peu accommodantEmploi courant pour une personne difficile à aider ou à satisfaire.

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Antonyms

disobliginggerund / present participle

/ˌdɪs.əˈblaɪ.dʒɪŋ/

Used as a participial modifier derived from the verb "disoblige".

désobligeantSe dit d’une remarque ou d’un comportement blessant ou peu aimable.

Her disobliging remarks alienated the committee.

Ses remarques désobligeantes ont éloigné le comité.

Additional translations

peu accommodantS’emploie aussi pour une attitude qui refuse d’aider ou de faire des efforts pour autrui.

Synonyms

disobligeverb

disobliging

Gerund

disobliged

Past Simple

disobliged

Past Participle

disobliging

Gerund

/ˌdɪsəˈblaɪdʒ/

gênerCauser un désagrément ou un inconvénient à quelqu’un.

I hate to disoblige you, but I must leave now.

Je déteste vous gêner, mais je dois partir maintenant.

Additional translations

froisserEmploi plus littéraire ou soutenu : blesser dans les sentiments, manquer d’égards envers quelqu’un.

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Definitions

disobligingadjective

Unwilling to help or accommodate others; uncooperative.

The disobliging clerk refused to assist the customer with her request.

disobliginggerund / present participle

Present participle of disoblige, describing the act of refusing to oblige or accommodate.

Her disobliging remarks alienated the committee.

disobligeverb

To inconvenience or cause trouble for someone by not fulfilling their wishes or requests.

She didn't want to disoblige her friend by refusing the invitation.

To offend, slight, or show discourtesy toward.

His abrupt remark disobliged the entire committee.