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    disobedient
    /ˌdɪsəˈbiːdɪənt/

    adjective

    • 1. refusing to obey rules or someone in authority: "Larry was stern with disobedient employees"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISOBEDIENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Disobedient means refusing to do what someone in authority tells you to do. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › disobedientDisobedient Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Disobedient means refusing or neglecting to obey. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for disobedient in the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISOBEDIENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you are disobedient, you deliberately do not do what someone in authority tells you to do, or what a rule or law says that you should do.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › disobedientDisobedient - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you refuse to obey someone in authority, you're disobedient. A frustrated substitute teacher might describe the entire second grade class as disobedient, and you may try to train your cat to use the toilet but find her to be a disobedient pet.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › disobedientDISOBEDIENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Disobedient definition: neglecting or refusing to obey; not submitting; refractory.. See examples of DISOBEDIENT used in a sentence.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISOBEDIENCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the quality of being disobedient (= refusing to do what someone in authority tells you to do): They were taught not to question their leaders , and disobedience was harshly punished . Parents should not encourage disobedience by rewarding bad behaviour .

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › disobedientdisobedient adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Disobedient means failing or refusing to obey. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation, synonyms and collocations.