disoblige
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True, Sir Luke—and I am afraid my father and mother will begin to be uneasy that I have not got one yet—and I shou'd be very sorry to disoblige them.
From Such Things Are A Play, in Five Acts by Mrs. Inchbald
"I am sorry to disoblige you, Mr. Tom Thornton; but I must respectfully decline to give you any information on that point," I answered, firmly.
From Seek and Find or The Adventures of a Smart Boy by Oliver Optic
Shortly afterwards Addison went to him and said, "that some particular friends, whom he could not disoblige, insisted on its being acted."
From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Alexander Pope
It was consolatory, nevertheless, to her feelings, that Ireton, hitherto her defamer, should acquiesce in this offer, which, at least, not to disoblige Mrs Maple, she would accept for the moment.
From The Wanderer (Volume 2 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Fanny Burney
As she is the Reservoir of Favour, greater Court is made to her than to the Duke himself, and Woe be to those that dare to disoblige her!
“Well, I don't love Longcluse, since so he is named; he disobliged me when I was in London,” said the baron.
From Checkmate by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
The disarming of our men was what chiefly disobliged our people, though the weapons were only lodged in the custom-house, and those only belonging to the ship's company.
What an enemy is a light and trifling spirit!—I was grieved because I had disobliged my mother.
From Religion in Earnest A Memorial of Mrs. Mary Lyth, of York by John Lyth
Cit.—And he has not disobliged you at all, has he?
From The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) by Daniel Defoe
I hope I may have leave to observe transiently, that none but angry men, that is, such as hold themselves disobliged at Court, are the Pillars of his Party.
From His Majesties Declaration Defended by John Dryden
Granted, Sir Chris Bryant was almost as disobliging about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor 15 years ago, as an opposition MP, when there were calls then for him to be sacked as the government's trade envoy.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
A few are offering the odd disobliging word about Mr Dowden, suggesting he never wanted to be party chairman in the first place and was very disappointed to be demoted from being culture secretary.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2022
With bizarre exemptions such as these, is it any wonder that the British public is increasingly disobliging and restless?
From The Guardian ● Sep. 19, 2020
It is a disobliging truth: cats do not obey humans.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 22, 2020
It is a strange thing, but when you are dreading something, and would give anything to slow down time, it has a disobliging habit of speeding up.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
