disobedient
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disobedient
- /dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪənt/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English disobedient, dysobedyent, from Old French desobedient; morphologically, from dis- + obedient.
adjective more disobedient · most disobedient
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Not obedient.
Similar: defiant
noun disobedients
- 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.”
Translations
Every language
adj not obedient
| Español | desobediente, díscolo |
|---|---|
| Português | desobediente |
| Français | désobéissant |
| Deutsch | ungehorsam |
| Italiano | disubbidiente |
| Română | neascultător, neobedient, dezobedient, nesupus |
| Русский | непоко́рный nepokórnyj, непослу́шный neposlúšnyj |
| العربية | عَاصٍ ʕāṣin |
Talk about this word "disobedient." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/disobedient. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. disobedient. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/disobedient "disobedient." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/disobedient.Cite this
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