desacatar

Español · Português · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

desacatar

[d̪esakaˈt̪aɾ]

Rhymes with aɾ

Where it comes from

Del prefijo des- y acatar.

verb haber desacatado · desacatando · habiendo desacatado · desacatado · desacato · desacatas

No hacer lo que manda la autoridad, la ley o las normas establecidas.
Opposite: acatar, cumplir, obedecer
pronominal, rare Faltar al respeto o a la reverencia, no tener en cuenta la autoridad o dignidad de un superior.

In English

disobey to refuse to obey an order

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"desacatar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/desacatar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

desacatar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/desacatar

Chicago

"desacatar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/desacatar.

BibTeX

@misc{desacatar_2026,
  title = {desacatar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/desacatar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}