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disobey

(dɪsəbeɪ)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense disobeys, present participle disobeying, past tense, past participle disobeyed
verb
When someone disobeys a person or an order, they deliberately do not do what they have been told to do.
...a naughty boy who often disobeyed his mother and father. [VERB noun]
He urged Russian soldiers to disobey orders if asked to fire on civilian targets. [VERB noun]
They were threatened with punishment if they disobeyed. [VERB]
Synonyms: defy, ignore, rebel, resist More Synonyms of disobey
More Synonyms of disobey

disobey in British English

(ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ)
verb
to neglect or refuse to obey (someone, an order, etc)
Derived forms
disobeyer (ˌdisoˈbeyer)
noun

disobey in American English

(ˌdɪsoʊˈbeɪ; ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
to refuse or fail to obey
Word origin
ME disobeien < OFr desobeir: see di-1 & obey

Examples of 'disobey' in a sentence
disobey

But she did not know how to disobey her father and neither could she think of anyone to whom she could turn for help.
Ian St James Awards AT THE STROKE OF TWELVE (2003)
People like your son disobey our laws, but I warn you firmly that we will not be undermined.
O'Connor, Joe DESPERADOES (2003)
Ally Bennett had ordered him to return to the motel and he was too weak and afraid to disobey.
Phillip Margolin TIES THAT BIND (2003)

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disobey

British English: disobey /ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ/ VERB
When someone disobeys a person or an order, they deliberately do not do what they have been told to do.
...a naughty boy who often disobeyed his mother and father.
They were threatened with punishment if they disobeyed.
  • American English: disobey
  • Arabic: يَعْصي
  • Brazilian Portuguese: desobedecer
  • Chinese: 不服从
  • Croatian: ne slušati
  • Czech: neposlechnout neplnit příkazy
  • Danish: nægte at adlyde
  • Dutch: ongehoorzaam zijn
  • European Spanish: desobedecer
  • Finnish: olla tottelematta
  • French: désobéir
  • German: nicht gehorchen
  • Greek: παραβαίνω
  • Italian: disubbidire
  • Japanese: ･･･に従わない
  • Korean: 순종하지 않다
  • Norwegian: ikke adlyde
  • Polish: nie posłuchać
  • European Portuguese: desobedecer
  • Romanian: a nu se supune
  • Russian: не подчиняться
  • Latin American Spanish: desobedecer
  • Swedish: inte lyda
  • Thai: ไม่เชื่อฟัง
  • Turkish: söz dinlememek
  • Ukrainian: не підкорятися
  • Vietnamese: không tuân thủ

Chinese translation of 'disobey'

disobey

(dɪsəˈbeɪ)

vt

  1. [person] 不顺(順)从(從) (bù shùncóng)
  2. [order] 不服从(從) (bù fúcóng)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to neglect or refuse to obey (a person or an order)
He disobeyed his parents so much when he was a child.
Synonyms
defy
This was the first time that I had dared to defy her.
ignore
Such arguments ignore the important issues.
rebel
The child who rebels against his parents is unlikely to be overlooked.
resist
They resisted our attempts to modernize distribution.
disregard
He disregarded the advice of his executives.
refuse to obey
dig your heels in (informal)
go counter to
2 (verb) 
Definition
to neglect or refuse to obey (a person or an order)
He was forever disobeying the rules.
Synonyms
infringe
The film exploited his image and infringed his copyright.
defy
refuse to obey
flout
illegal campers who persist in flouting the law
violate
They violated the ceasefire agreement.
contravene (formal)
He said the article did not contravene the industry's code of conduct.
overstep
transgress
He had transgressed the boundaries of good taste.
go counter to

Additional synonyms

in the sense of contravene
Definition
to break (a rule or law)
He said the article did not contravene the industry's code of conduct.
Synonyms
break,
violate,
go against,
infringe,
disobey,
transgress
in the sense of disregard
Definition
to give little or no attention to
He disregarded the advice of his executives.
Synonyms
ignore,
discount,
take no notice of,
overlook,
neglect,
pass over,
turn a blind eye to,
disobey,
laugh off,
make light of,
pay no attention to,
pay no heed to,
leave out of account,
brush aside or away
in the sense of flout
Definition
to deliberately disobey (a rule, law, etc.)
illegal campers who persist in flouting the law
Synonyms
defy,
scorn,
spurn,
scoff at,
outrage,
insult,
mock,
scout (archaic),
ridicule,
taunt,
deride,
sneer at,
jeer at,
take the piss out of (taboo, slang),
laugh in the face of,
show contempt for,
gibe at,
treat with disdain

Synonyms of 'disobey'

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