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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
(ˌdɪsəˈbiːdɪənt)adj
not obedient; neglecting or refusing to obey
ˌdisoˈbediently adv
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dis•o•be•di•ent
(ˌdɪs əˈbi di ənt)adj.
neglecting or refusing to obey; refractory.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Old French]
dis`o•be′di•ent•ly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children" incorrigible - impervious to correction by punishment defiant, noncompliant - boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude" bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" difficult, unmanageable - hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation" obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate - tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield intractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal" obedient - dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke |
| 2. |  disobedient - unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers"insubordinate - not submissive to authority; "a history of insubordinate behavior"; "insubordinate boys" |
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disobedient
adjective defiant, disorderly, contrary, naughty, wayward, mischievous, unruly, intractable, wilful, undisciplined, refractory, obstreperous, insubordinate, noncompliant, contumacious, froward (archaic), nonobservant Her tone was that of a parent ordering a disobedient child.
manageable, obedient, compliant, submissive, well-behaved, dutiful, biddable
manageable, obedient, compliant, submissive, well-behaved, dutiful, biddable
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disobedient
adjectiveRefusing or failing to obey:
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Translations
عاصٍغَيْر مُطيع، عاصٍ، مُتَمَرِّد
neposlušný
ulydig
tottelematon
neposlušan
óhlÿîinn
不従順な
순종치 않는
neubogljiv
olydig
ซึ่งไม่เชื่อฟัง
asiitaatsiz
không tuân lệnh
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
disobedient
[ˌdɪsəˈbiːdiənt] adj → désobéissant(e)to be disobedient → désobéir
to be disobedient to sb → désobéir à qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
disobedient
adj → ungehorsam
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
disobey
(disəˈbei) verb to fail or refuse to do what is commanded. He disobeyed my orders not to go into the road; He disobeyed his mother.
ˌdisoˈbedience (-ˈbiːdjəns) noun failing or refusing to obey. You must be punished for your disobedience!
ˌdisoˈbedient (-ˈbiːdjənt) adjective failing or refusing to obey. a disobedient child.
ˌdisoˈbediently adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
disobedient
→ عاصٍ neposlušný ulydig ungehorsam ανυπάκουος desobediente tottelematon désobéissant neposlušan disubbidiente 不従順な 순종치 않는 ongehoorzaam ulydig nieposłuszny desobediente непокорный olydig ซึ่งไม่เชื่อฟัง asi không tuân lệnh 不服从的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
disobedient
a. desobediente.
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