Disobedient

adj, noun

adj, noun ·5 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who disobeys.

    "Since civil disobedients act conscientiously, Cohen believes that “extra-long prison terms will not make better men of these disobedients, nor much deter others of similar conviction.”"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not obedient.
Adjective
  1. 1
    not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority wordnet
  2. 2
    unwilling to submit to authority wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
insubordinateperverserebelliousrecusantrefractoryunruly

Example

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"Children are inclined to be disobedient."

Etymology

From Middle English disobedient, dysobedyent, from Old French desobedient; morphologically, from dis- + obedient.

Related phrases

civilly disobedient

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