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disobey

[ dis-uh-bey ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to neglect or refuse to obey.

    Synonyms: , , , ,



disobey

/ ˌɪəˈɪ /

verb

  1. to neglect or refuse to obey (someone, an order, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ徱ˈ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • 徱o·İ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disobey1

1350–1400; Middle English disobeien < Old French desobeir, equivalent to des- dis- 1 + obeir to obey
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And now he has expansive executive authority, an enabling Justice Department, a slumbering Congress, and judges whom he is disobeying.

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She goes against his precepts and disobeys his orders — they appear as onscreen italic titles — and he gets stroppy, as a father would.

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Yanez told investigators that DNA testing would corroborate his claim that Valdez had “gotten ahold of” his gun after disobeying commands and getting into a struggle.

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She knew the only way they could be together is if she disobeyed her father, but in a sense, it would be healing the whole family.

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“When he disobeys the rules and gets called out, he goes, ‘Well those moral rules are unjust.’”

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