Definition of disobedient Disobedient
/dɪˌsʌbiˈdiʌnt/ - [disubeedeeunt] - dis•o•be•di•ent
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| disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children" | ||
| 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 | ||
| bad feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night" | ||
| defiant, noncompliant boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude" | ||
| incorrigible impervious to correction by punishment | ||
| intractable not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal" | ||
| stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield | ||
| difficult, unmanageable not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" | ||
| obedience behavior intended to please your parents; "their children were never very strong on obedience"; "he went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes" | ||
| wayward, obstinate, perverse, contrary marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict; "took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans" | ||
| recalcitrant, fractious, refractory marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators" | ||
| froward, headstrong, self-willed, wilful, willful habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition | ||
| disobedient - unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers" | ||
| unruly | ||
| insubordinate disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority | ||
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- disobedient (Adjective)
Not obedient.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- disobedient (a.)
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. - disobedient (a.)
Not yielding.
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disobedient
Not obeying
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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disobedient
dis-o-bē′di-ent, adj. neglecting or refusing to obey.—n. Disobē′dience, neglect or refusal to obey: violation of orders.—adv. Disobē′diently
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