Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
/ˌdɪs.əˈbeɪ/ · verb
(transitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey an order of (somebody)..
disobey the rules
disobey your parents
The powerful Bene Gesserit sisterhood for ninety generations has been manipulating bloodlines to produce the Kwisatz Haderach, a superbeing. On Caladan, Jessica, a member of the sisterhood and the bound concubine of Duke Leto Atreides, had been ordered to bear only daughters. Because of her love for the duke, she disobeyed and gave birth to a son: Paul, Paul Atreides.
Use disobey when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Disobey means (transitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey an order of (somebody)..
Common synonyms include balk, decline, disregard, disobey.
Possible antonyms include obey, accede, assent, acquiesce.
disobey the rules
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.