disobey
(verb) refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; “He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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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Source: Wiktionary
Dis`o*bey", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disobeyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disobeying.] Etym: [F. désobéir; pref. dés- (L. dis-) + obéir. See Obey, and cf. Disobedient.]
Definition: 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.
Dis`o*bey", v. i.
Definition: To refuse or neglect to obey; to violate commands; to be disobedient. He durst not know how to disobey. Sir P. Sidney.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2025
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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