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dis⋅o⋅be⋅di⋅ent

  [dis-uh-bee-dee-uhnt]
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–adjective
neglecting or refusing to obey; not submitting; refractory.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < OF desobedient, equiv. 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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dis·o·be·di·ence   (dĭs'ə-bē'dē-əns)   
n.  Refusal or failure to obey.
dis'o·be'di·ent adj., dis'o·be'di·ent·ly adv.
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Disobedient

Dis`o*be"di*ent\, a. [Pref. dis- + obedient. See Disobey, Obedient.]

1. Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed by authority; -- applied to persons and acts.

This disobedient spirit in the colonies. --Burke.

Disobedient unto the word of the Lord. --1 Kings xiii. 26.

2. Not yielding.

Medicines used unnecessarily contribute to shorten life, by sooner rendering peculiar parts of the system disobedient to stimuli. --E. Darwin.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : disobedient
Spanish: desobediente,
German: ungehorsam,
Japanese: 不従順な
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