desobedient

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• disobedient — disobediently, adv. /dis euh bee dee euhnt/, adj. neglecting or refusing to obey; not submitting; refractory. [1400 50; late ME < OF desobedient, equiv. to des DIS 1 + obedient OBEDIENT] Syn. insubordinate, contumacious, defiant, rebellious,… …   Universalium

• disobedient — early 15c., dysobedyent, from O.Fr. desobedient, from V.L. *disobedientem (replacing L. inobedientem) from L. dis (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + obedientem (see OBEDIENT (Cf. obedient)). Related: Disobediently. Earlier in the same sense was disobeissant… …   Etymology dictionary

• disobedient — /dɪsəˈbidiənt / (say disuh beedeeuhnt) adjective neglecting or refusing to obey; refractory. {alteration of Old French desobedient} –disobediently, adverb …  

• disobedient — [dis΄ə bē′dēənt] adj. [ME < OFr desobedient] not obedient; refusing or failing to obey; insubordinate; refractory disobediently adv …   English World dictionary

• disobedient — adj. disobeying; rebellious, rule breaking. Derivatives: disobedience n. disobediently adv. Etymology: ME f. OF desobedient (as DIS , OBEDIENT) …   Useful english dictionary