disobedient

[ dis-uh-bee-dee-uhnt ]

adjective

1. neglecting or refusing to obey; not submitting; refractory.

   Synonyms: uncompliant, unsubmissive, rebellious, defiant, contumacious, insubordinate

   Antonyms: obedient

disobedient

/ ˌdɪsəˈbiːdɪənt /

adjective

1. not obedient; neglecting or refusing to obey

Derived Forms

• ˌdisoˈbediently, adverb

Other Words From

• diso·bedi·ent·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of disobedient¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Old French desobedient, equivalent to des- dis- ¹ + obedient obedient

Example Sentences

There's a sugar rush in blaming all your problems on women, screaming about how you'd like to inflict violence on them for what Carlson described as being "disobedient."

From Salon

The best decision for her, in one case, was shooting her 14th-month-old wirehair pointer, "Cricket," because the pup was disobedient on a pheasant hunting trip, "chasing all those birds and having the time of her life."

From Salon

Noem reported that the puppy was disobedient and out “having the time of her life” during a pheasant hunting trip and that the animal later attacked and killed a neighbor's chickens.

From Salon

Judge Juan Merchan has mostly been successful in trying to discipline the impudent former president, at one point commanding him to sit down in court like he was a disobedient dog.

From Salon

“He was not aware of any signs of becoming more extreme other than the fact that he was becoming more disobedient to his father. But that was about it. He didn’t see any tell-tale signs, so to speak,” Kheir added.

From Seattle Times