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   Dis·o·bey

   /ˌdisəˈbā/

   

   verb

   • 1. fail to obey (rules, a command, or someone in authority): "around 1,000 soldiers had disobeyed orders and surrendered"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French desobeir, based on Latin oboedire ‘obey’ (see obey).

   Derivatives

   • 1. disobeyer noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISOBEY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   disobey. verb [ I or T ] us / ˌdɪs.əˈbeɪ / uk / ˌdɪs.əˈbeɪ / Add to word list. to refuse to do something that you are told to do: How dare you disobey me! to disobey orders. Opposite. obey. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Obeying & breaking the law. abide by something. adhere to something. afoul. bad actor. buck. commission. comply.

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › disobeyDisobey - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Other forms: disobeyed; disobeying; disobeys. When you don't follow the rules — especially when they come from a teacher, parent, boss or other authority figure — you disobey. A first-grader disobeys his teacher when he can't help running in the halls of the school, and a dog will disobey your shouted commands if you haven't trained her ...

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondisobey verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   disobey (somebody/something) to refuse to do what a person, a law, an order, etc. tells you to do; to refuse to obey. He was punished for disobeying orders. How dare you disobey me! She sighed deeply but dared not disobey.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISOBEY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · If you say that someone demands their pound of flesh , you mean that they insist on getting something they are entitled to, even though it may cause distress to the person it is demanded from. To neglect or refuse to obey (someone, an order, etc).... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › disobeyDisobey - definition of disobey by The Free Dictionary

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   verb. 1. defy, ignore, rebel, resist, disregard, refuse to obey, dig your heels in (informal), go counter to a naughty boy who often disobeyed his mother. 2. infringe, defy, refuse to obey, flout, violate, contravene, overstep, transgress, go counter to He was forever disobeying the rules.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishdisobey verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   verb. /ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ/ [transitive, intransitive] disobey (somebody/something) Verb Forms. to refuse to do what a person, law, order, etc. tells you to do; to refuse to obey He was punished for disobeying orders. How dare you disobey me! opposite obey. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishdisobey | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   verb [ T ] uk / ˌdɪsəʊˈbeɪ / us. Add to word list Add to word list. to not do what you are told to do by someone in authority: How dare you disobey me! (Definition of disobey from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of disobey. in Chinese (Traditional) 違反，違抗，不聽從… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 违反，违抗，不听从…