'Disobedient' definitions:
Definition of 'disobedient'
From: WordNet
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]
Synonyms of 'disobedient'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anarchic,
- at odds,
- averse,
- bad,
- contrary,
- contumacious,
- cross-grained,
- cursory,
- deaf to,
- declinatory,
- defiant,
- delinquent,
- derelict,
- differing,
- disagreeing,
- disinclined,
- disregardful,
- forced,
- fractious,
- froward,
- headstrong,
- heady,
- ill-behaved,
- incompliant,
- indisciplined,
- indisposed,
- indocile,
- insubordinate,
- intractable,
- involuntary,
- irresponsible,
- lawless,
- licentious,
- mischievous,
- mutinous,
- naughty,
- negative,
- nonconforming,
- nonconsenting,
- obdurate,
- obstinate,
- obstreperous,
- opposed,
- perfunctory,
- perverse,
- pigheaded,
- rampant,
- rebellious,
- recalcitrant,
- recusant,
- refractory,
- reinless,
- rejective,
- remiss,
- resistant,
- revolting,
- self-willed,
- stubborn,
- sulky,
- sullen,
- transgressive,
- unaccountable,
- unbridled,
- unchecked,
- uncomplaisant,
- uncompliant,
- uncomplying,
- unconsenting,
- uncontrolled,
- uncooperative,
- uncurbed,
- undisciplined,
- unduteous,
- undutiful,
- ungovernable,
- ungoverned,
- unmanageable,
- unreined,
- unrestrained,
- unruly,
- unsubmissive,
- unwilling,
- violative,
- wayward,
- wildcat,
- willful