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ˌdɪs əˈbi di əntdis·obe·di·ent

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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

disobedientadjective
not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority
"disobedient children"
disobedient, unrulyadjective
unwilling to submit to authority
"unruly teenagers"

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disobedientadjective
Not obedient.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

Disobedientadjective
Not observant of lawful authority; guilty of the breach of lawful commands or prohibition.
Etymology: dis and obedient.
The man of God was disobedient unto the word of the Lord. 1 Kings xiii. 26.

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disobedient
Disobedient refers to someone or something that does not follow or fails to obey rules, regulations, or the commands of an authority figure. It is the act of showing defiance, resistance or non-compliance towards instructions or established control.

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Disobedientadjective
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
Disobedientadjective
not yielding
Etymology: [Pref. dis- + obedient. See Disobey, Obedient.]

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Disobedient
dis-o-bē′di-ent, adj. neglecting or refusing to obey.—n. Disobē′dience, neglect or refusal to obey: violation of orders.—adv. Disobē′diently.

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Numerology

Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of disobedient in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of disobedient in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of disobedient in a Sentence

Said Graham:
I believe God is going to judge America at some point, he has given us so much, and we're so wasteful and so disobedient, and so wicked in what we're doing as a nation.

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References

^ Princeton's WordNet
http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=disobedient
^ Wiktionary
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Disobedient
^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=disobedient
^ ChatGPT
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^ Webster Dictionary
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disobedient
^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=disobedient
^ Usage in printed sources
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=disobedient

Translations for disobedient

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عاصيArabic
непослу́шен, непоко́ренBulgarian
desobedientCatalan, Valencian
neposlušnýCzech
ulydigDanish
ungehorsamGerman
ανυπάκουοςGreek
malobeemaEsperanto
desobedienteSpanish
tottelematonFinnish
désobéissantFrench
easumhalIrish
eas-umhailScottish Gaelic
desobedienteGalician
óhlýðinnIcelandic
disubbidienteItalian
סָרְבָנִיHebrew
不従順Japanese
inobediensLatin
nerātns, nepaklausīgsLatvian
tīhoihoiMāori
ongehoorzaamDutch
ulydigNorwegian
nieposłusznyPolish
desobedientePortuguese
neascultător, neobedient, dezobedient, nesupusRomanian
непослу́шный, непоко́рныйRussian
olydigSwedish
itaatsizTurkish
неслухня́ний, непокі́рнийUkrainian

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What does disobedient mean?

Definitions for disobedientˌdɪs əˈbi di əntdis·obe·di·ent

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