disobey

v., -beyed, -bey·ing, -beys.

v.intr.
To refuse or fail to follow an order or rule.

v.tr.
To refuse or fail to obey (an order or rule).

[Middle English disobeien, from Old French desobeir, from Vulgar Latin *disobedīre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin oboedīre, to obey; see obey.]

disobeyer dis'o·bey'er n.

verb

To refuse or fail to obey: break, defy, flout, transgress, violate. Idioms: pay no attention to. See resist/yield.

v

Definition: disregard rules; refuse to conform
Antonyms: conform, go along, obey, oblige, regard, submit

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

v.t.

To celebrate with an appropriate ceremony the maturity of a command.

    His right to govern me is clear as day,
    My duty manifest to disobey;
    And if that fit observance e'er I shut
    May I and duty be alike undone.
                                                         Israfel Brown

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IN BRIEF: To refuse a command.

He was punished for his decision to disobey his commander.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - være ulydig, gå imod ordrer
v. tr. - være ulydig imod, gå imod ordrer fra

Nederlands (Dutch)
niet gehoorzamen

Français (French)
v. intr. - désobéir à, s'opposer à, enfreindre, violer (la loi)
v. tr. - désobéir à, s'opposer à, enfreindre, violer (la loi)

Deutsch (German)
v. - nicht gehorchen, mißachten, übertreten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απειθώ, παρακούω, παραβαίνω (διαταγή κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
disubbidire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desobedecer

Русский (Russian)
не подчиняться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - desobedecer
v. tr. - desobedecer

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - inte lyda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不服从, 违抗, 违反

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 不服從, 違抗, 違反
v. tr. - 不服從, 違抗, 違反

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 복종하지 않다, 어기다, 위반하다
v. tr. - (명령 등을) 따르지 않다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 服従しない, 従わない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) لا يطيع, يعصي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮לא ציית ל-, המרה פי-‬
v. tr. - ‮לא ציית ל-, המרה פי-, סירב פקודה‬

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