单词 | disobligation |
释义 | † disobligationn. Obsolete. 1. Freedom or release from obligation. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > [noun] > freedom from obligation disobligation1620 disobligement1649 unbeholdenness1674 disengagedness1685 disengagement1702 1620 N. Brent tr. P. Sarpi Hist. Councel of Trent vii. 676 The place doth not prooue a dispensation, that is, a disobligation from the Law. 1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium I. ii. 411 The conscience is restored to liberty and disobligation. 1770 Monthly Rev. 363 The disobligation..being cancelled..leaves the obligation without abatement. 2. A disobliging action; an act that either negligently or purposely thwarts a person's convenience or wishes; a piece of inconsiderate treatment; a slight, affront, insult. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > insult > [noun] > an insult bismer971 unworshipc1200 hard wordc1225 despite1297 dishonourc1320 conteckc1380 reproofa1382 filthc1400 rebukec1425 contumelyc1450 probrec1460 reproacha1513 abusion1570 disgrace1586 affront1588 mockery1603 disobligement1635 disobligation1655 contumelacy1657 insult1671 humps and grumps1727 foul-mouthing1821 mudball1846 slam1884 burn1942 a kick in the teeth1972 1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 132 Noy..wheel'd about..and made amends with his future service, for his former dis-obligations. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. iv. 270 By the disobligations his Family had undergone from the Duke of Buckingham. 1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber xii. 236 Mrs. Oldfield receiv'd it rather as a Favour, than a Disobligation. 1790 Ann. Reg. 1788 Hist. Europe 61/1 Russia had..heaped disobligation upon disobligation, in her transactions with Great Britain. 3. a. The fact or feeling of being disobliged. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [noun] unthankc893 ofthinkingc1225 displeasancec1340 grievancec1380 offencec1390 griefa1400 ill liking?a1400 mislikinga1400 displacencec1450 displeasure1484 displeasantness1547 discontentment1550 displeasedness1561 discontent1579 displicence1593 aggrievedness1594 disconceitc1598 distasture1611 displicency1640 disobligation1645 displacencya1652 affront1705 disobligement18.. unpleasure1814 misloving1871 unwill1872 displeasurement1882 1645 F. Thorpe in Hull Lett. (1886) 120 To sowe seedes of discention and disobligation betwixt the two nations. 1713 R. Steele Englishman No. 1. 9 I..shall never give a Vote out of Peevishness or personal Disobligation. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison III. ix. 64 Your Lordship's good resolutions..must be built upon a better foundation than occasional disgust or disobligation. b. An instance of this feeling; a grudge. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > indignation or resentment > [noun] > a grudge quarrel1340 grudge1531 heart-burningsa1533 eelist1552 pritch1563 stitcha1591 ingrudge1606 disobligationa1754 down1835 to have a downer on1866 hard-on1949 a1754 H. Fielding Voy. Lisbon i. x Besides his disloyalty..I have private disobligations to him. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1620 |
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