[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.
Definition: defiant, mischievous
Antonyms: accepting, behaving, nice, obedient, observant, submitting
When he was disobedient his mother was accustomed to make him stand in a corner of the room for a while.
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Common misspelling(s) of disobedient
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ulydig, oprørsk
Nederlands (Dutch)
ongehoorzaam
Français (French)
adj. - désobéissant, indiscipliné, insubordonné
Deutsch (German)
adj. - ungehorsam, unfolgsam
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανυπάκουος, απείθαρχος
Italiano (Italian)
disubbidiente
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desobediente
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Español (Spanish)
adj. - desobediente
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - olydig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不服从的, 违抗命令的, 违反的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不服從的, 違抗命令的, 違反的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 복종하지 않는, 어기는, 불효한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不従順な, 違反する
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العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) متمرد, عاصي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - סרבן, לא מציית, מרדן
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