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Meaning of disobedient in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌdɪsəˈbidiənt/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    disobedient

    Definitions

    1. unwilling to submit to authority

    Examples

    • « unruly teenagers »

    Synonyms

    • insubordinate
  2. Qualitative Adjective

    disobedient

    Etymology

    late Middle English: from Old French desobedient, based on Latin oboedient-‘obeying’ (see obedient)

    Definitions

    1. not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority

    Examples

    • « disobedient children »

    Synonyms

    • contrary
    • obstinate
    • perverse
    • wayward
    • froward
    • headstrong
    • self-willed
    • willful
    • wilful
    • recusant
    • fractious
    • refractory

    Antonyms

    • obedient

See also

  • bad
  • defiant
  • incorrigible
  • intractable
  • stubborn
  • unmanageable

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