'Disobedient' definitions:

Definition of 'disobedient'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children" [ant: obedient]
adjective
Unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers" [syn: disobedient, unruly]

Definition of 'Disobedient'

From: GCIDE
  • Disobedient \Dis`o*be"di*ent\, 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. [1913 Webster]
  • This disobedient spirit in the colonies. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
  • Disobedient unto the word of the Lord. --1 Kings xiii. 26. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Not yielding. [1913 Webster]
  • Medicines used unnecessarily contribute to shorten life, by sooner rendering peculiar parts of the system disobedient to stimuli. --E. Darwin. [1913 Webster]

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