disobey
verb
dis·obey
ˌdis-ə-ˈbā 
-ō-
disobeyed; disobeying; disobeys
: to be disobedient
: to fail to obey
disobeyer
noun
Examples of disobey in a Sentence
If you disobey, you will be severely punished.
The soldier disobeyed the general's orders.
He was afraid to disobey his father.
The driver had disobeyed the law.
Recent Examples on the Web
Yet videos circulating on social media suggest that some police and military units may already be disobeying orders to repress the mass protests across the country.
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Alex González Ormerod, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
But Sue, having taken over Elisabeth’s now-available TV job and savoring her own drive to stardom, disobeys the program, leaving her creator comatose on the floor of a closet.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
The trailer opens with a tension-building conversation between Barden’s José and son Lyle, portrayed by Nicholas Chavez, where José compares his son to a disobeying dog.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2024
Court records also show Jeter disobeyed stipulations of a prior court order related to those charges.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2024
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Alex González Ormerod, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
But Sue, having taken over Elisabeth’s now-available TV job and savoring her own drive to stardom, disobeys the program, leaving her creator comatose on the floor of a closet.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
The trailer opens with a tension-building conversation between Barden’s José and son Lyle, portrayed by Nicholas Chavez, where José compares his son to a disobeying dog.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2024
Court records also show Jeter disobeyed stipulations of a prior court order related to those charges.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Disobey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disobey. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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disobey
verb
dis·obey
ˌdis-ə-ˈbā
: to refuse, neglect, or fail to obey
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