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disobedient

[dis-uh-bee-dee-uhnt]

Origin

adjective

neglecting or refusing to obey; not submitting; refractory.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Old French desobedient, equivalent to des- dis-¹ + obedient obedient

Related forms

dis·o·be·di·ent·ly, adverb

Synonyms
insubordinate, contumacious, defiant, rebellious, unsubmissive, uncompliant.

Antonyms
obedient.

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disobedient (ˌdɪsəˈbiːdɪənt)

—*adj*
	not obedient; neglecting or refusing to obey

diso'bediently

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

disobedient

15c., dysobedyent, from O.Fr. desobedient, from a V.L. word (replacing L. inobedientem) from L. dis- (see dis-) + obedientem (see obedient).

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