disobedient

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Etymology[edit]

From Old French desobedient; morphologically, from dis- +‎ obedient.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪənt/
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Adjective[edit]

disobedient (comparative more disobedient, superlative most disobedient)

  1. Not obedient.

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Noun[edit]

disobedient (plural disobedients)

  1. One who disobeys.
    • 1972, Social Theory and Practice, volume 2, page 493:
      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.”