disobliged

verb

past tense of disoblige
as in troubled
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 disobliged
  1. troubled
  2. put out
  3. weighed
  4. bothered
  5. disturbed
  6. inconvenienced
Verb
  • Commissioner Patricia O’Brien said that while she was troubled by the errors that led to the situation, ultimately the commission needed to be realistic.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Von Neumann himself helped develop it as a potential remedy for some logical inconsistencies with Hilbert space that troubled him.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of troubled
Verb
  • It was quoted in Wired; Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee supposedly put out an advisory warning in response; the FBI investigated the message as a potential threat.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • For the rest of the day, as planes and helicopters dropped water, Olstead worked the fire line with the dozer while others put out spot fires with pumps and hoses.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of put out
Verb
  • But baby Faye arrived seven weeks premature and weighed just 3 pounds, 15 ounces.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Standing 13-feet-tall at the hip and measuring upwards of 43-feet-long, the Late Cretaceous hunter weighed as much as 19,500 pounds.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of weighed
Verb
  • But Covid-19 layoffs aside, the San Francisco company hasn’t bothered to tidy up along the way, its chief executive says.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Never even bothered to deny any of the accusations that would eventually lead to Wednesday’s stunning NBA ruling against the LA Clippers in this landmark salary cap circumvention case.
    — Sam Amick, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of bothered
Verb
  • As a parent who has purchased my share of scary Halloween costumes, I was particularly disturbed by the controversy now engulfing Target.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2026
  • If disturbed, asbestos’ microscopic crystalline fibers get into the air, where they can be inhaled, cause lung scarring and lead to fatal cancers.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of disturbed
Verb
  • Would others—including staff on site—feel surprised or inconvenienced, and make that known to us?
    — Nicole Chung, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The guests enjoy the food and don’t seem inconvenienced by the fish bones.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 May 2026
Definition of inconvenienced
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“Disobliged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disobliged. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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