English Explanatory Dictionary

disobey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey an order of (somebody).
  2. To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey.

Pronunciation

/ˌdɪs.əˈbeɪ/ /ˌdɪs.oʊˈbeɪ/ en-us-disobey.ogg

Word forms

disobey disobeys disobeying disobeyed

Etymology

From Old French desobeir.

Synonyms

balk decline disregard disobey ignore refuse unmind

Antonyms

obey accede assent acquiesce comply conform submit yield

Related words

disobedient disobedience break contravene defy flout infringe jib violate command instruction

Derived words

disobeyal disobeyer undisobeyed

Translations

Arabic: عَصَى Belarusian: не паслухацца Belarusian: не паслухаць Belarusian: не падпарадкавацца Catalan: desobeir Danish: nægte Dutch: niet gehoorzamen Esperanto: malobei Finnish: kieltäytyä tottelemasta Finnish: olla tottelematon French: désobéir German: missachten German: nicht gehorchen Greek: απειθώ Greek: παρακούω Ancient Greek: ἀπειθέω Ancient Greek: παρακούω Ancient Greek: ἀνηκουστέω Italian: disubbidire Latin: inoboedio Lithuanian: nepaklusti Māori: takahi Māori: whakatīhoihoi Māori: whakahoihoi Māori: tīhoihoi Oromo: diduu Polish: nie słuchać się Polish: lekceważyć Polish: zlekceważyć Polish: być nieposłusznym Portuguese: desobedecer Portuguese: desacatar Quechua: llamkay Scottish Gaelic: rach an aghaidh Scottish Gaelic: eas-ùmhlaich Spanish: desobedecer Spanish: desacatar Spanish: insubordinarse Spanish: indisciplinarse Bulgarian: не се подчинявам Haitian Creole: dezobeyi Hungarian: engedetlenkedik Swahili: kuasi
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