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disobedient

di·so·be·dient

UK/dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪənt/ US/ˌdɪsoʊˈbidiʌnt/ uncommon

adjective

1.

not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority

  • “disobedient children”
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2.

unwilling to submit to authority

  • “unruly teenagers”
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Origin

From Middle English disobedient, dysobedyent, from Old French desobedient; morphologically, from dis- + obedient.

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