Disobedient
adj, noun
adj, noun ·5 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 Not obedient.
Adjective
- 1 not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority wordnet
- 2 unwilling to submit to authority wordnet
Example
More examples"Children are inclined to be disobedient."
Etymology
From Middle English disobedient, dysobedyent, from Old French desobedient; morphologically, from dis- + obedient.