disobliging 1 of 2

adjective

as in annoying
causing difficulty, discomfort, or annoyance a friend with the disobliging habit of never having the cash to pay his fair share of the restaurant check

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disobliging

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verb

present participle of disoblige
as in bothering
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 disobliging
  1. annoying
  2. bothering
  3. irritating
  4. weighing
  5. inconvenient
  6. troubling
  7. frustrating
  8. inconveniencing
Adjective
  • The best mascaras for older women help coat lashes with color while addressing the annoying issues that come with age.
    — Micaela English, Glamour, 14 Aug. 2026
  • First, dust the surface to eliminate any annoying dust and dirt particles.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of annoying
Verb
  • The one issue that is bothering me at or just before launch is the CPU's Wear and Tear management.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The arnica in this gel can help treat sore muscles, aches, swelling, or other pains that are bothering you, too.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of bothering
Adjective
  • The larger battery gives it the sort of range that makes an EV genuinely useful for long-distance driving, while the interior avoids some of the irritating touchscreen-heavy trends found elsewhere.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Sabalenka double-faulted on match point, her seventh double fault of the day, to put an exclamation point on an irritating evening.
    — Lukas Weese, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of irritating
Verb
  • For the fifth consecutive year, The Athletic has ranked the head coaches of the Football Bowl Subdivision into eight tiers, weighing everything from resume to resources to longevity and more.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • California lawmakers are weighing whether to take action after videos surfaced showing an electric-shock glove that may soon be used as part of federal immigration enforcement.
    — Steve Large, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of weighing
Adjective
  • There is also the inconvenient truth that savers would benefit from competition for deposits, and there are more savers than borrowers.
    — Omid Malekan, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • As a literary short story writer, plot was more inconvenient than useful.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of inconvenient
Verb
  • In the final, Simon had little to do as Argentina registered only two shots in 120 minutes of action, with neither troubling the Athletic Club goalkeeper.
    — Leon Imber, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Campbell said Moore wanted to discuss what was troubling her privately but never got the chance.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
Definition of troubling
Adjective
  • McCaskill said the frequent outages are frustrating, especially during the high temperatures this summer.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Since then, a tarp has covered the area where the letters were once installed, frustrating those who sought to the remove the president's name from the building.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of frustrating
Verb
  • Apprehensive about inconveniencing others by appointing Truss at Balmoral—a first in her 70-year reign—the monarch consulted her daughter the Princess Royal.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
  • And the students liked being able to listen to the material repeatedly without inconveniencing a human reader.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2026
Definition of inconveniencing
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“Disobliging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disobliging. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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