disobliging

• Décrit une personne qui ne souhaite pas aider ou coopérer ; qui n'est pas obligeant, ou qui se montre peu accommodant ou inflexible.

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

1. Unhelpful or uncooperativeC1formal

   Deliberately unwilling to help or accommodate others.

   peu serviable

   • 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.

   Synonymescontraryobstructiveperverseunaccommodatinguncooperativeunfriendlyunhelpfulunobliging

   Antonymesaccommodatingcooperativehelpfulobliging

• Verbe signifiant refuser de rendre service ou d'être agréable à quelqu'un, ou causer une gêne, un désagrément ou une offense.

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.

   Contrarier, importuner

   • 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.

   Synonymesannoybotherdiscommodedisturbincommodeinconvenienceput outtrouble

   Antonymesaccommodatehelpobligeplease

2. Ignore someone's wishesC2formalbritish

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

   refuser d'obliger

   • 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.

   Synonymesdisregardrebuffrefuserejectslightsnubspurn

   Antonymesaccommodategratifyindulgeobligepleasesatisfy