Disobling

/ˌdɪsəˈblaɪdʒɪŋ/ adjective

Definition

Unwilling to help or be kind; treating others with rudeness or lack of courtesy.

Etymology

Present participle of disoblige, from dis- + oblige. The -ing suffix creates an adjective describing someone's habitual tendency to refuse favors.

Kelly Says

In Jane Austen novels, characters are often described as 'disobling' to signal they're selfish or disagreeable—it was the Regency era's cutting way to describe someone rude. The word perfectly captures a specific social offense that was particularly important in hierarchical societies.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንግስት አይሰማም (mengisit ayisamam)
men-gis-sit ay-ee-sa-mam
ARالعربية
مخالفة (makhalafa)
makh-a-la-fa
BNবাংলা
অসম্মতি (assommati)
as-som-ma-ti
CACatalà
desobediència
de-so-be-dee-en-tsia
CSČeština
neslušnost
nes-loo-sh-nost
DADansk
uføjelighed
u-fo-je-le-ghed
DEDeutsch
Ungehorsam
oon-geh-or-sam
ELΕλληνικά
απειρία (apeiría)
a-pe-ee-ree-ah
ESEspañol
desobediencia
des-o-be-den-thee-ah
FAفارسی
مخالفت (makhalfat)
makh-al-fat
FISuomi
kieltäytyminen
kye-lee-ta-y-ty-mi-nen
FRFrançais
désobéissance
de-zo-be-saans
GUGU
અનુસરણ (anusaran)
an-oo-sa-ran
HAHA
bauna
ba-u-na
HEעברית
התנגדות (hitnegdut)
hit-ne-g-dut
HIहिन्दी
अनुपालन (anupalan)
an-oo-pa-lan
HUMagyar
engedelmesség
en-ge-del-mes-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak taat
tidak taat
IGIG
ịgbaghị
ee-gba-ghi
ITItaliano
disobbedienza
di-so-bed-ee-en-tsa
JA日本語
反抗 (はんこう)
han-kou
KKKK
қайшылық (qayshylyq)
qay-shy-lyq
KMKM
ប្រឆាំង (bracham)
bra-cham
KO한국어
불복종 (불복종)
bul-bok-jong
MRMR
अनुपालन (anupalan)
an-oo-pa-lan
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak mematuhi
tidak me-ma-tu-hi
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော် ကြည့်ရမည် (kyuntaw kynyetmi)
kyun-taw kyun-yet-mi
NLNederlands
onwilligheid
on-wil-lig-heid
NONorsk
ubøyelighet
u-bo-ye-le-ght
PAPA
अनु順 (anushun)
an-oo-shun
PLPolski
nieduszanowanie
n-ee-doo-sha-no-vah-nee
PTPortuguês
desobediência
de-so-be-dee-en-sah
RORomână
neascultă
neh-as-kult-ah
RUРусский
непослушание
ne-pos-loo-sha-nee-ye
SVSvenska
otålighet
o-ta-lee-het
SWKiswahili
ukinga
oo-kin-ga
TAதமிழ்
மறுப்பு (maruppu)
ma-ru-ppu
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధం (virudham)
vi-ru-d-ham
THไทย
การไม่เชื่อฟัง (การไม่เชื่อฟัง)
gaan mai cheua fung
TLTL
paglabag
pa-g-la-bag
TRTürkçe
disobediens
di-so-be-den
UKУкраїнська
неслухняність
ne-slu-khyan-nist
URاردو
مخالفت (makhalfat)
makh-al-fat
VITiếng Việt
không vâng lời
khong-vang-loi
YOYO
àgbà
a-g-ba
ZH中文
不服从 (bù fú cóng)
boo foo cong
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la

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