disobey

Definitions


[ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- fail to obey (rules, a command, or someone in authority)
(e.g: around 1,000 soldiers had disobeyed orders and surrendered)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French desobeir, based on Latin oboedire ‘obey’ (see obey)




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