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[ dis-uh-bey ] / ˌdɪs əˈbeɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR disobey ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with or without object)to neglect or refuse to obey. Origin of disobey1350–1400; Middle English disobeien<Old French desobeir, equivalent to des-dis- 1 + obeir to obey SYNONYMS FOR disobeydefy, disregard, resist, ignore, oppose. SEE SYNONYMS FOR disobey ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM disobeydis·o·bey·er, nounWords nearby disobeyDisneyfy, Disneyland, Disney, Walt, disobedience, disobedient, disobey, disoblige, disodium, disodium phosphate, disomic, disoperation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for disobeyThese members vow to protect the constitution but also to disobey any governmental orders that they deem “unconstitutional.” Oath Keepers: Bring On the Collapse!|Caitlin Dickson|October 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST They never wanted to provoke, disobey, or be activists of any sort. Women Of The Wall, Sarah Silverman-Style|Sigal Samuel|February 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST “I managed to disobey, and fortunately the officers got distracted,” he adds. Syrian Army Accused of Vicious, Systematic Rape|Jamie Dettmer|August 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST They are badly paid, badly trained, and threatened with early retirement or a court-martial if they disobey orders, says Mahfouz. Corrupt and Brutal, Egypt’s Police Fight for Their Survival|Ursula Lindsey|November 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
"I must not disobey mama," Clare murmured, without looking up from the nest her cheek had made on his bosom. The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Complete|George Meredith God has given human freedom to all men; He has told us what we should do, but He has left us free to obey or to disobey. With the Children on Sunday|Sylvanus Stall All this is very flattering, but he is held to his work by a choragos whose orders he dare not disobey. Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam|Ephraim Emerton "Claudia, Claudia, you are very naughty to disobey your aunt," said the gentleman gravely. Ishmael|Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth But the stern upholder of the law did not feel that he had the right to disobey the instructions of his father. Complete Short Works|Georg Ebers
British Dictionary definitions for disobey
verbto neglect or refuse to obey (someone, an order, etc) Derived forms of disobeydisobeyer, nounCollins 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 disobeycontravene, violate, defy, infringe, evade, flout, ignore, overstep, misbehave, transgress, decline, differ, balk, riot, withstand, disagree, object, revolutionize, desert, resist |