About The Word Disobey
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Disobey
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What's The Definition Of Disobey?
[v] refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his superviser and was fired"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Disobey: Related Terms | Find terms related to Disobey: break | break the law | care naught for | contravene | defy | disregard | flout | go counter to | ignore | infringe | mutiny | not conform | not heed | not keep | not listen | not mind | not observe | oppose | overstep | rebel | refuse to cooperate | resist | revolt | scoff at | set at defiance | set at naught | set naught by | strike | transgress | violate See Also | balk | baulk | counteract | countermine | decline | jib | refuse | resist | sabotage | sit in | subvert | undermine | weaken Disobey In Webster's Dictionary \Dis`o*bey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disobeyed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Disobeying}.] [F. d['e]sob['e]ir; pref. d['e]s- (L.
dis-) + ob['e]ir. See {Obey}, and cf. {Disobedient}.]
Not to obey; to neglect or refuse to obey (a superior or his
commands, the laws, etc.); to transgress the commands of (one
in authority); to violate, as an order; as, refractory
children disobey their parents; men disobey their Maker and
the laws.
Not to disobey her lord's behest. --Tennyson.
\Dis`o*bey"\, v. i. To refuse or neglect to obey; to violate commands; to be disobedient. He durst not know how to disobey. --Sir P. Sidney. |
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