disobey
pronunciation
How to pronounce disobey in British English:
UK [ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ]
How to pronounce disobey in American English:
US [ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ]
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- Verb:
- refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
Word Origin
- disobey (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French desobeir (13c.) "disobey; refuse service or homage," from Vulgar Latin *disoboedire, reformed with dis- from Late Latin inobedire, a back-formation from inobediens "not obeying," from Latin in- "not" + present participle of obedire (see obey). Related: Disobeyed; disobeying.
Antonym
Example
- 1. I 'd looked through that book many times , whenever I could persuade hattie to disobey .
- 2. We are not suggesting that people should disobey the current rules . But we believe strongly that policies like the faa 's ban should be based on evidence rather than on fear .
- 3. " It 's not that I disagree with you , " said the angel , as they plodded across the grass . " It 's just that I 'm not allowed to disobey . You know that . "
- 4. Second , he says , each individual soldier " is not only allowed , but obliged to disobey any order he or she feels might violate human dignity , which is probably unique in the world . "