disobey

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French desobeir

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /dɪs.əˈbeɪ/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) 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

• Arabic: عَصَى (ʕaṣā)
• Belarusian: please add this translation if you can
• Catalan: desobeir (ca)
• Esperanto: malobei
• Finnish: kieltäytyä tottelemasta
• French: désobéir (fr)
• Greek: απειθώ (el) (apeithó), παρακούω (el) (parakoúo)

  Ancient: παρακούω (parakoúō)

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• Italian: disubbidire (it)
• Latin: inoboedio
• Maori: takahi
• Quechua: llamkay
• Scottish Gaelic: rach an aghaidh, eas-ùmhlaich
• Spanish: desobedecer (es), desacatar (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)
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• Haitian Creole: dezobeyi
• Scottish Gaelic: eas-ùmhlaich
• Spanish: desobedecer (es), insubordinarse (es)
• Swahili: kuasi (sw)

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