disobey

English

Etymology

From Old French desobeir

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪs.əˈbeɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Verb

disobey (third-person singular simple present disobeys, present participle disobeying, simple past and past participle disobeyed)

1. (transitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey an order of (somebody).
2. (intransitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey.

Antonyms

• obey

Related terms

• disobedient
• disobedience

Translations

to refuse to obey an order

• Catalan: desobeir (ca)
• Finnish: kieltäytyä tottelemasta
• French: désobéir (fr)
• Greek: απειθώ (el) (apeithó), παρακούω (el) (parakoúo)

• Italian: disubbidire
• Maori: takahi
• Quechua: llamkay
• Scottish Gaelic: rach an aghaidh, eas-ùmhlaich
• Spanish: desobedecer (es)

to refuse to obey

• Bulgarian: не се подчинявам (ne se podčinjavam)
• Finnish: olla tottelematon
• French: désobéir (fr)
• Greek: απειθώ (el) (apeithó), παρακούω (el) (parakoúo)

• Haitian Creole: dezobeyi
• Scottish Gaelic: eas-ùmhlaich
• Spanish: desobedecer (es)

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