disobedient

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.

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adjective

Refusing or failing to obey: insubordinate, noncompliant. See resist/yield.

adj

Definition: defiant, mischievous
Antonyms: accepting, behaving, nice, obedient, observant, submitting

IN BRIEF: Not complying with commands of those in authority. Unwilling to submit to authority.

When he was disobedient his mother was accustomed to make him stand in a corner of the room for a while. — unknown

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Common misspelling(s) of disobedient

• disobediant
• dissobedient
• dissobediant

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

idioms:

• be disobedient    ser desobediente

Русский (Russian)
непослушный

idioms:

• be disobedient    проявлять непослушание

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

idioms:

• be disobedient    服従しない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متمرد, عاصي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮סרבן, לא מציית, מרדן‬

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