disobey
11disobey — [[t]dɪ̱səbe͟ɪ[/t]] disobeys, disobeying, disobeyed VERB When someone disobeys a person or an order, they deliberately do not do what they have been told to do. [V n] ...a naughty boy who often disobeyed his mother and father... [V n] He urged… …
12disobey — verb (I, T) to refuse to do what someone with authority tells you to do, or refuse to obey a rule or law: Remember you re in the army; if you disobey orders you ll get a court martial …
13disobey — /dɪsəˈbeɪ / (say disuh bay) verb (t) 1. to neglect or refuse to obey (an order, person, etc.). –verb (i) 2. to be disobedient. {Middle English disobey(en), from Old French desobeir, from des dis 1 + obeir obey} –disobeyer, noun …
14disobey — Ho olohe ole, pale ōlelo, ho okuli; ♦ willfully disobey, ho olana. Rare: ā ī o ole a, ihuma a, uhakole, hanaea, āpua …
15disobey — v.tr. (also absol.) fail or refuse to obey; disregard (orders); break (rules) (disobeyed his mother; how dare you disobey!). Derivatives: disobeyer n. Etymology: ME f. OF desobeir f. Rmc (as DIS , OBEY) …
16disobey the law — index offend (violate the law), trespass Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
17disobey — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French desobeir, from des dis + obeir to obey Date: 14th century intransitive verb to be disobedient transitive verb to fail to obey • disobeyer noun …
18disobey — disobeyer, n. /dis euh bay /, v.t., v.i. to neglect or refuse to obey. [1350 1400; ME disobeien < OF desobeir, equiv. to des DIS 1 + obeir to OBEY] Syn. defy, disregard, resist, ignore, oppose. * * * …
19disobey — verb a) To refuse to obey an order of (sb). b) To refuse to obey. Ant: obey See Also: disobedient …
20disobey — Synonyms and related words: break, break the law, care naught for, contravene, defy, disregard, flout, go counter to, ignore, infringe, mutiny, not conform, not heed, not keep, not listen, not mind, not observe, oppose, overstep, rebel, refuse to …
