Disobey

Word DISOBEY
Character 7
Hyphenation dis o bey
Pronunciations /dɪs.əˈbeɪ/

Definitions and meanings of "Disobey"

What do we mean by disobey?

To refuse or fail to follow an order or rule. intransitive verb

To refuse or fail to obey (an order or rule). intransitive verb

To neglect or refuse to obey; transgress or violate a command or injunction of; refuse submission to: as, children disobey their parents; men disobey the laws.

To refuse obedience; disregard authority or command; violate rules or regulations.

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 transitive verb

To refuse or neglect to obey; to violate commands; to be disobedient. intransitive verb

To refuse to obey an order of (somebody). verb

To refuse to obey. verb

Refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient verb

To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey an order of (somebody).

To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Disobey

The word "disobey" in example sentences

I agree that humans have the freedom to accept or reject God but freedom to disobey is not the same as freedom to judge. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Christ, and that to disobey is to be far from Him. ❋ John Henry Newman (1845)

So it is simply obey/disobey which is different from making a moral judgement. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Thus natural standards of temper and conduct are seen to exist, below which men may not live without loss, and hence there are natural laws to disobey which is sin. ❋ Daniel A. Goodsell (N/A)

"laid on the heart" is so clear and powerful that to disobey is to disobey the voice of God. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"By the power and might of the great God, and through the grace which he vouchsafes to our empire, be the name of the Khan blessed; and let all such as disobey (what is herein directed) suffer death and be utterly destroyed." ❋ John [Editor] Rudd (1885)

We drew our battle-axes at the same instant, and rushed at each other, but before either had an opportunity to strike, the pipe was thrust between us, compelling us to desist, to disobey which is instant death. ❋ Unknown (1856)

He promised to "disobey" orders to deploy and acknowledge he was "inviting" court martial. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The question is not: Do children frequently "disobey" their parents? ❋ Morty Lefkoe (2010)

He then had to spell "disobey" for the grand prize of a Scrabble game, an oversized bee, and a medallion. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"'It is the Signet that he must have sent, sure enough,' the captain said again, 'to disobey which is death.' ❋ Henry Rider Haggard (1890)

Is the officer corps actually threatening to disobey the UCMJ if it is modified? ❋ Unknown (2010)

A Rubio win would just be another sign that the tea partiers run the Republican Party, and that politicians disobey at at their peril. ❋ Unknown (2010)

There is no way they can follow both the law and their faith, and if they disobey the law they face potentially life-altering consequences for themselves and others. ❋ Bethany Blankley (2012)

They are gossips, 30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless ❋ Unknown (2010)

They are gossips, 30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Sometimes I wish she would disobey him—just so I could see what would happen—but she never does. ❋ Janet Jackson (2011)

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