disobliges

verb

present tense third-person singular of disoblige
as in troubles
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 disobliges
  1. troubles
  2. weighs
  3. bothers
  4. inconveniences
  5. disturbs
  6. puts out
Verb
  • But what troubles him most is not only what has disappeared from textbooks.
    — Fatima Faizi, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
  • One death especially, that of his young cousin Sinon (Elliot Page), troubles him most of all.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Definition of troubles
Verb
  • Now, Malone’s jeweler is sharing the details behind the mega sparkler, which weighs over 20 carats, according to Isaac Bokhoor and Sam Tack’s Angel City Jewelers.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Uncle Sam weighs the value of clean air against the value of gas to commuters.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of weighs
Verb
  • That sequencing bothers people who’ve spent careers being told that data systems need privacy protections designed in, not bolted on after a scandal.
    — Karl W. Bickel, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Kurt's key takeaways What bothers me most about this scam is that criminals are going after people who may have the fewest options to protect themselves.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of bothers
Verb
  • On-time performance across the entire San Diego trolley system has been boosted by a year-old East County service change that inconveniences a relatively small number of riders.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
Definition of inconveniences
Verb
  • Tilling or plowing in the summer disturbs the soil's delicate ecosystem and exposes moist soil to rapid water loss.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 24 June 2026
  • The pier in Michigan City’s Washington Park disturbs the natural flow of sand along the lakeshore, creating new land east of the pier but starving beaches to the west, an erosion problem repeated by other manmade structures that jut out into Lake Michigan.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Definition of disturbs
Verb
  • Signs pothos needs pruning include the vines are too long, the plant puts out fewer leaves, or the leaves are turning yellow.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The National Weather Service puts out warnings and watches for intense forecasts.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Definition of puts out
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“Disobliges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disobliges. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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