Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To refuse or fail to follow an order or rule.
- intransitive verb To refuse or fail to obey (an order or rule).
from The Century Dictionary.
- To neglect or refuse to obey; transgress or violate a command or injunction of; refuse submission to: as, children disobey their parents; men disobey the laws.
- To refuse obedience; disregard authority or command; violate rules or regulations.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To refuse or neglect to obey; to violate commands; to be disobedient.
- transitive verb Not to obey; to neglect or refuse to obey (a superior or his commands, the laws, etc.); to transgress the commands of (one in authority); to violate, as an order
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
refuse toobey anorder of (somebody). - verb intransitive To
refuse toobey .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I agree that humans have the freedom to accept or reject God but freedom to disobey is not the same as freedom to judge.
A California Ruling 2009
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Christ, and that to disobey is to be far from Him.
Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VIII (of 8) John Henry Newman 1845
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So it is simply obey/disobey which is different from making a moral judgement.
Augustine vs. Pelagius - Part One: Man, the Fall, and Original Sin | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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Thus natural standards of temper and conduct are seen to exist, below which men may not live without loss, and hence there are natural laws to disobey which is sin.
The Things Which Remain An Address To Young Ministers Daniel A. Goodsell
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"laid on the heart" is so clear and powerful that to disobey is to disobey the voice of God.
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"By the power and might of the great God, and through the grace which he vouchsafes to our empire, be the name of the Khan blessed; and let all such as disobey (what is herein directed) suffer death and be utterly destroyed."
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) John [Editor] Rudd 1885
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We drew our battle-axes at the same instant, and rushed at each other, but before either had an opportunity to strike, the pipe was thrust between us, compelling us to desist, to disobey which is instant death.
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He promised to "disobey" orders to deploy and acknowledge he was "inviting" court martial.
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The question is not: Do children frequently "disobey" their parents?
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Morty Lefkoe 2010
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The question is not: Do children frequently "disobey" their parents?
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Morty Lefkoe 2010
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