disobliging

• Beschreibt eine Person, die nicht bereit ist zu helfen oder zusammenzuarbeiten; unfreundlich, ungefällig oder wenig entgegenkommend.

Describes someone who is unwilling to help or cooperate; unhelpful or unaccommodating.

1. Unhelpful or uncooperativeC1formal

   Deliberately unwilling to help or accommodate others.

   Unhilfsbereit oder unkooperativ

   • The receptionist was quite disobliging when I asked for directions.
   • His disobliging attitude made teamwork difficult.
   • She gave a disobliging response to my request for assistance.

   Synonymecontraryobstructiveperverseunaccommodatinguncooperativeunfriendlyunhelpfulunobliging

   Antonymeaccommodatingcooperativehelpfulobliging

• Veralteter Bedeutung: jemandem eine Gefälligkeit oder Höflichkeit verweigern oder jemandem Unannehmlichkeiten oder Kränkung zufügen.

An obsolete verb meaning to refuse to accommodate or oblige someone, or to cause inconvenience or offense.

1. Cause inconvenience or discomfortC2formalbritish

   To cause trouble, inconvenience, or discomfort to someone.

   Unannehmlichkeiten bereiten

   • I hope I am not disobliging you by arriving early.
   • He disobliged his host by refusing the meal.
   • She felt disobliged by the sudden change in plans.

   Synonymeannoybotherdiscommodedisturbincommodeinconvenienceput outtrouble

   Antonymeaccommodatehelpobligeplease

2. Ignore someone's wishesC2formalbritish

   To refuse to accommodate or comply with someone's request or desire.

   Jemandes Wünsche missachten

   • He disobliged his friend by not attending the wedding.
   • She disobliged her colleague by ignoring the request for help.
   • They disobliged the committee by rejecting the proposal.

   Synonymedisregardrebuffrefuserejectslightsnubspurn

   Antonymeaccommodategratifyindulgeobligepleasesatisfy