disobedient

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority
    unwilling to submit to authority

Word Origin

disobedient (adj.)
early 15c., dysobedyent, from Old French desobedient, from Vulgar Latin *disobedientem (replacing Latin inobedientem) from Latin dis- (see dis-) + obedientem (see obedient). Related: Disobediently. Earlier in the same sense was disobeissant (late 14c.), from Old French desobeissant, and inobedient (early 14c.).

Antonym

adj.

obedient

Example

1. His dad beat the disobedient boy .
2. The father beat the disobedient boy .
3. His father beat the disobedient boy .
4. The parents punished their disobedient child .
5. Let no one deceive you with empty words , for because of such things god 's wrath comes on those who are disobedient .

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