What is "disobedient" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does disobedient mean in English? Meaning of disobedient definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "disobedient" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "disobedient": not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority

Adjective

  • Meaning: not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority
  • Example: disobedient children
  • Synonyms: disobedient
  • Antonyms: obedient
  • Similar: contrary fractious froward headstrong obstinate perverse recalcitrant recusant refractory self-willed wayward wilful willful
  • Also see: bad defiant difficult incorrigible intractable noncompliant obstinate stubborn unmanageable unregenerate
  • Pronunciation in UK: /dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪənt/

    Meaning of "disobedient": unwilling to submit to authority

    Adjective

  • Meaning: unwilling to submit to authority
  • Example: unruly teenagers
  • Synonyms: disobedient unruly
  • Similar: insubordinate
  • Pronunciation in UK: /dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪənt/

  • Adjective: Not obedient.
  • Synonyms:

    contrary, contumacious, disorderly, fractious, froward, headstrong, insubordinate, intractable, naughty, noncompliant, obstreperous, perverse, recalcitrant, refractory, undisciplined, unruly, wayward, willful, resistive, uncompliant, nonobservant,

    Antonyms:

    obedient, observant, accepting, behaving, nice, submitting,

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    disobedient in English: disobedient
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