disobey

Verb

Meaning

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.

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

break strike challenge revolt resist refuse rebel oppose breach ignore exclude neglect violate set aside mutiny
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Antonyms

obey sleuth following keep feature harken
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Hypernyms

decline refuse

Hyponyms

jib resist undermine weaken counteract subvert

Related terms

disobedience disobedient

Phrases with the word

disobey authority pointedly disobey

Derivatives

disobeyed disobeying

Anagrams

sideboy

Examples

The joy of youth is to disobey but the trouble is that there are no longer any orders. Jean Cocteau

I cannot disobey something which I do not know and the reality of which I have the right to deny. Vladimir Nabokov

You can't disobey the rules every time you disapprove. However, when you're considering something that constitutes an extreme abridgement of your rights, conscience is the court of last resort. Mario Savio

One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. Martin Luther King Jr.

Consult the wise and do not disobey him. Arabic Proverb

Consult the wise and do not disobey him. Hindi Proverb

Close letter words and terms

disobediently disobeisance disobeisant disobey authority disobeyal disobeyer