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[ dis-uh-bee-dee-uhnt ] / ˌdɪs əˈbi di ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR disobedient ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveneglecting or refusing to obey; not submitting; refractory. Origin of disobedient1400–50; late Middle English <Old French desobedient, equivalent to des-dis-1 + obedientobedient SYNONYMS FOR disobedientinsubordinate, contumacious, defiant, rebellious, unsubmissive, uncompliant. SEE SYNONYMS FOR disobedient ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR disobedientobedient. SEE ANTONYMS FOR disobedient ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM disobedientdis·o·be·di·ent·ly, adverbWords nearby disobedientDisney, Disneyfy, Disneyland, Disney, Walt, disobedience, disobedient, disobey, disoblige, disodium, disodium phosphate, disomic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for disobedientDisobedient Objects is at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London from July 26 to February 1, 2015. Why the Left Protests Better: A History of ‘Disobedient Objects’|Nico Hines|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST The archetype of the disobedient Cossack who will not stoop to intimidation remains an important part of Ukrainian identity. Cossacks: The Cowboys of Crimea|Kamil Tchorek|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST Disobedient businessmen, disloyal functionaries, and opposition activists—these are the “criminals” the Kremlin wishes to pursue. Putin Toys With Obama as Syria Burns and Snowden Runs Free|Garry Kasparov|July 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST Now, listen to me, I shall punish you very severely if you act in this disobedient way again.' The Young Step-Mother|Charlotte M. Yonge
They did n't respond to me somehow, and when they were out of my sight they were ugly and disobedient. Homespun Tales|Kate Douglas Wiggin Do drop it if you do not wish to drive me mad or make me disobedient. Shoulder-Straps|Henry Morford Hadst thou the impudence to aspire at being a husband with that stubborn and disobedient temper? Love for Love|William Congreve It is true that Ibls was disobedient, but then he belonged not to the angelic order but to that of the jinn. The Faith of Islam|Edward Sell
British Dictionary definitions for disobedient
adjectivenot obedient; neglecting or refusing to obey Derived forms of disobedientdisobediently, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to disobedientcontrary, contumacious, disorderly, fractious, froward, headstrong, insubordinate, intractable, naughty, noncompliant, obstreperous, perverse, recalcitrant, refractory, undisciplined, unruly, wayward, willful, resistive, uncompliant |