disobedient (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

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English 2 senses of the word *disobedient*:
ADJECTIVE	all	disobedient	not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority
ADJECTIVE	all	disobedient, unruly	unwilling to submit / submit to authority

disobedient pronunciation
Sounds	dih.sahbiy'diyahnt; dih.sowbiy'diyahnt
Rhymes	abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...

Englishdisobedient: 2 senses adjective 1
Meaning	not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority.
Example	"disobedient children"
Attribute of	obedience	The trait of being willing / willing to obey
Narrower	contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward	resistant to guidance or discipline / discipline
	fractious, refractory, recalcitrant	stubbornly resistant to authority or control
	froward, headstrong, self-willed, willful, wilful	Habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
	recusant	refusing to submit / submit to authority
See also	bad	Having undesirable or negative qualities
	defiant, noncompliant	boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
	incorrigible	impervious to correction by punishment
	intractable	not tractable
	stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate	tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
	uncooperative	Unwilling to cooperate
	unmanageable, difficult	Hard to control
Opposite	obedient	dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority
Spanish	desobediente
Catalan	desobedient
Nouns	disobedience	the failure to obey
Adverbs	disobediently	in a disobedient manner
Verbs	disobey	refuse to go along with

Englishdisobedient: 2 senses adjective 2
Meaning	Unwilling to submit / submit to authority.
Synonym	unruly
Broader	insubordinate	not submissive to authority
Spanish	desobediente, indisciplinado
Nouns	disobedience	the trait of being unwilling to obey
Verbs	disobey	refuse to go along with

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