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English Dictionary: disobedient	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for disobedient
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disobedient adj not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children" Antonym(s): obedient unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers" Synonym(s): disobedient, unruly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disobedient \Dis`obe"dient\, a. [Pref. dis- + obedient. See {Disobey}, {Obedient}.] 1. Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed by authority; -- applied to persons and acts. This disobedient spirit in the colonies. --Burke. Disobedient unto the word of the Lord. --1 Kings xiii. 26. 2. Not yielding. Medicines used unnecessarily contribute to shorten life, by sooner rendering peculiar parts of the system disobedient to stimuli. --E. Darwin.