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dis·o·bey

   [dis-uh-bey]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
to neglect or refuse to obey.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English disobeien < Old French desobeir, equivalent to des- dis-1 + obeir to obey

Related forms
dis·o·bey·er, noun

Synonyms
defy, disregard, resist, ignore, oppose.

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disobey (ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ)
 
—vb
to neglect or refuse to obey (someone, an order, etc)
 
diso'beyer
 
—n

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disobey
late 14c., from O.Fr. desobeir (13c.), reformed with dis- from L.L. inobedire, a back formation from inobediens "not obeying," from L. in- "not" + prp. of obedire (see obey).
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