as in to bother
to cause discomfort to or trouble for
didn't want to disoblige her relatives by spending the night at their place
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disoblige
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Oh, and more often than not, nobody bothers to check whether the change intervention actually worked, or whether leaders improve their performance after all!—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026 -
The chest pain that had been bothering her finally let up.—
Tyler Quattrin,
Twin Cities,
19 June 2026
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There’s nothing more luxurious for a guest than not having to trouble the host with a request for whatever item she’s forgotten.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
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The 2010 and 2014 World Cups were troubled by cost overruns and delays in the construction of stadiums and other infrastructure and the threat of labor unrest while global outrage over human rights violations and discrimination against women and LGBTQ people hung over the last two tournaments.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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The agency said Sanchez-Munoz has brown hair, weighs 184 pounds, is 5 feet 8 inches tall, has a tattoo on his right bicep and acne scars on his face.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
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Teachers use it as a behavioral bargaining chip, administrators weigh playtime against sagging test scores and researchers argue over how best to structure the minutes.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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At least 16 people were arrested for allegedly crowding, obstructing and incommoding another person and one was arrested for alleged defacement during a planned act of civil disobedience.—
Tal Axelrod,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2023
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All were booked on charges of crowding, obstructing, or incommoding at the offices.—
Zachary Halaschak,
Washington Examiner,
16 Jan. 2020
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen were similarly discommoded at mealtime in public settings.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Sep. 2019
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The guests enjoy the food and don’t seem inconvenienced by the fish bones.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
26 May 2026
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Rectangular fast-moving carts won’t inconvenience you by telling you to move out of the way and zipping past.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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For best results, apply with a damp beauty sponge using a stippling motion rather than sweeping strokes, which can disturb coverage and leave streaks.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
13 June 2026
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Stray electric and magnetic fields that can slightly disturb electrons have far less influence on the nucleus.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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Firefighters, meanwhile, put out the fire from a makeshift engine that Gary Fire Department leaders crafted for the event.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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There’s different reasons for putting out music.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
13 June 2026
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“Disoblige.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disoblige. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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