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dis·o·bey
(dĭs′ə-bā′)v. dis·o·beyed, dis·o·bey·ing, dis·o·beys
v.intr.
To refuse or fail to follow an order or rule.
v.tr.
To refuse or fail to obey (an order or rule).
[Middle English disobeien, from Old French desobeir, from Vulgar Latin *disobedīre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin oboedīre, to obey; see obey.]
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disobey
(ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ)vb
to neglect or refuse to obey (someone, an order, etc)
ˌdisoˈbeyer n
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dis•o•bey
(ˌdɪs əˈbeɪ)v.t., v.i.
to neglect or refuse to obey.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Old French]
dis`o•bey′er, n.
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disobey
Past participle: disobeyed
Gerund: disobeying
| Imperative |
|---|
| disobey |
| disobey |
| Present |
|---|
| I disobey |
| you disobey |
| he/she/it disobeys |
| we disobey |
| you disobey |
| they disobey |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I disobeyed |
| you disobeyed |
| he/she/it disobeyed |
| we disobeyed |
| you disobeyed |
| they disobeyed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am disobeying |
| you are disobeying |
| he/she/it is disobeying |
| we are disobeying |
| you are disobeying |
| they are disobeying |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have disobeyed |
| you have disobeyed |
| he/she/it has disobeyed |
| we have disobeyed |
| you have disobeyed |
| they have disobeyed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was disobeying |
| you were disobeying |
| he/she/it was disobeying |
| we were disobeying |
| you were disobeying |
| they were disobeying |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had disobeyed |
| you had disobeyed |
| he/she/it had disobeyed |
| we had disobeyed |
| you had disobeyed |
| they had disobeyed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will disobey |
| you will disobey |
| he/she/it will disobey |
| we will disobey |
| you will disobey |
| they will disobey |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have disobeyed |
| you will have disobeyed |
| he/she/it will have disobeyed |
| we will have disobeyed |
| you will have disobeyed |
| they will have disobeyed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be disobeying |
| you will be disobeying |
| he/she/it will be disobeying |
| we will be disobeying |
| you will be disobeying |
| they will be disobeying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been disobeying |
| you have been disobeying |
| he/she/it has been disobeying |
| we have been disobeying |
| you have been disobeying |
| they have been disobeying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been disobeying |
| you will have been disobeying |
| he/she/it will have been disobeying |
| we will have been disobeying |
| you will have been disobeying |
| they will have been disobeying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been disobeying |
| you had been disobeying |
| he/she/it had been disobeying |
| we had been disobeying |
| you had been disobeying |
| they had been disobeying |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would disobey |
| you would disobey |
| he/she/it would disobey |
| we would disobey |
| you would disobey |
| they would disobey |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have disobeyed |
| you would have disobeyed |
| he/she/it would have disobeyed |
| we would have disobeyed |
| you would have disobeyed |
| they would have disobeyed |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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Verb 1. disobey - refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired"
sit in - participate in an act of civil disobedience
countermine, sabotage, undermine, weaken, subvert, counteract - destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
obey - be obedient to
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disobey
verb
1. defy, ignore, rebel, resist, disregard, refuse to obey, dig your heels in (informal), go counter to a naughty boy who often disobeyed his mother
2. infringe, defy, refuse to obey, flout, violate, contravene, overstep, transgress, go counter to He was forever disobeying the rules.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
disobey
verbTo refuse or fail to obey:
Idiom: pay no attention to.
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Translations
يَعْصي يَعْصى، يُخالِف، يَتَمَرَّد
neposlechnout
nægte at adlyde
olla tottelematta
ne slušati
nem engedelmeskedik
óhlÿînast
・・・に従わない
순종하지 않다
nepaklausytinepaklusniainepaklusnusnepaklusti
neklausīt
neposlúchať
ne ubogati
inte lyda
ไม่เชื่อฟัง
söz dinlememek itaatsizlik etmek
không tuân thủ
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disobey
vt parents, teacher → nicht gehorchen (+dat); officer → den Gehorsam verweigern (+dat); rule, law → übertreten
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disobey
(disəˈbei) verb to fail or refuse to do what is commanded. He disobeyed my orders not to go into the road; He disobeyed his mother. ongehoorsaam wees aan يَعْصى، يُخالِف، يَتَمَرَّد не се подчинявам desobedecer neposlechnout nicht gehorchen være ulydig; nægte at adlyde παρακούω, απειθώ desobedecer mitte kuuletuma اطاعت نکردن؛ تمرد کردن niskoitella désobéir לֹא לְצָיֵית आज्ञा न मानना biti neposlušan, ne pokoravati se nem engedelmeskedik; megszeg menentang óhlÿðnast disobbedire 従わない 불복하다, 위반하다 nepaklusti, nepaklausyti neklausīt ingkar niet gehoorzamen ikke lystre, nekte å adlyde nie usłuchać غاړه غړول، اطاعت نه كول، امر نه منل، سر كښى كول desobedecer a nu se supune, a nu asculta не слушаться neposlúcha ne ubogati ne slušati inte lyda ไม่เชื่อฟัง itaatsizlik etmek, söz dinlememek 不服從 не слухатися; не коритися حکم ماننے سے انکار کرنا không vâng lời 不服从
ˌdisoˈbedience (-ˈbiːdjəns) noun failing or refusing to obey. You must be punished for your disobedience! ongehoorsaamheid, verontagsaming عِصْيان، تَمَرُّد непокорност desobediência neposlušnost der Ungehorsam ulydighed ανυπακοή desobediencia sõnakuulmatus نافرمانی؛ سرپیچی tottelemattomuus désobéissance אִי צִיוּת अवज्ञा neposluh engedetlenség ketidakpatuhan óhlÿðni disobbedienza 不従順 불복, 위반 nepaklusnumas nepaklausība bersikap membantah ongehoorzaamheid ulydighet nieposłuszeństwo اطاعت نه كول desobediência nesupunere непослушание neposlušnosť neubogljivost neposlušnost olydnad การไม่เชื่อฟัง itaatsizlik 不服從,不順從 неслухняність, непокора نا فرمانی sự không tuân lệnh 不服从,不顺从
ˌdisoˈbedient (-ˈbiːdjənt) adjective failing or refusing to obey. a disobedient child. ongehoorsame غَيْر مُطيع، عاصٍ، مُتَمَرِّد непокорен desobediente neposlušný ungehorsam ulydig ανυπάκουος desobediente sõnakuulmatu نافرمان؛ سرکش tottelematon désobéissant לֹא מְמוּשמָע उद्दंड neposlušan engedetlen tidak patuh óhlÿðinn disobbediente 不従順な 순종하지 않는 nepaklusnus nepaklausīgs bantah ongehoorzaam ulydig, slem nieposłuszny اطاعت نه كول desobediente nesupus непослушный neposlušný neubogljiv neposlušan olydig ซึ่งไม่เชื่อฟัง itaatsiz 不服從的 неслухняний, непокірний نافرمان không tuân lệnh 不服从的
ˌdisoˈbediently adverb ongehoorsaam بِعِصْيان، بِتَمَرُّد، بِعَدَم طاعَه непокорно desobedientemente neposlušně ungehorsam ulydigt ανυπάκουα desobedientemente sõnakuulmatult بطور سرکشانه tottelemattomasti en désobéissant בְּאִי-צִיוּת उद्दंडतापूर्वक neposlušno engedetlenül secara menentang óþekktarlega con disobbedienza 反抗的に 불복적으로 nepaklusniai nepaklausīgi dengan ingkar ongehoorzaam ulydig, slemt nieposłusznie اطاعت نه كول desobedientemente (în mod) nesupus непослушно neposlušne neubogljivo neposlušno olydigt อย่างไม่เชื่อฟัง itaatsizlikle, kafa tutarak 不服從地 неслухняно, непокірно نافرمانی سے một cách không tuân lệnh 不服从地
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disobey
→ يَعْصي neposlechnout nægte at adlyde nicht gehorchen παραβαίνω desobedecer olla tottelematta désobéir ne slušati disubbidire ・・・に従わない 순종하지 않다 ongehoorzaam zijn ikke adlyde nie posłuchać desobedecer не подчиняться inte lyda ไม่เชื่อฟัง söz dinlememek không tuân thủ 不服从Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009