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Webster 1913 Edition
Disobey
Disˊo-bey′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Disobeyed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disobeying
.] Not to obey; to neglect or refuse to obey (a superior or his commands, the laws, etc.); to transgress the commands of (one in authority); to violate, as an order;
as, refractory children
disobey
their parents; men disobey
their Maker and the laws.Not to
disobey
her lord’s behest. Tennyson.
Disˊo-bey′
,Verb.
I.
To refuse or neglect to obey; to violate commands; to be disobedient.
He durst not know how to
disobey
. Sir P. Sidney.
Webster 1828 Edition
Disobey
DISOBEY
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2025
disobey
disobey
English
Verb
disobey (third-person singular simple present disobeys, present participle disobeying, simple past and past participle disobeyed)
- (transitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey an order of (somebody).
- (intransitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey.
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Translations
to refuse to obey an order
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to refuse to obey
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