'Disobey' definitions:
Definition of 'disobey'
From: WordNet
verb
Refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired" [ant: obey]
Definition of 'Disobey'
From: GCIDE
- Disobey \Dis`o*bey"\, v. i. To refuse or neglect to obey; to violate commands; to be disobedient. [1913 Webster]
- He durst not know how to disobey. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Disobey'
From: GCIDE
- Disobey \Dis`o*bey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disobeyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disobeying.] [F. d['e]sob['e]ir; pref. d['e]s- (L. dis-) + ob['e]ir. See Obey, and cf. Disobedient.] Not to obey; to neglect or refuse to obey (a superior or his commands, the laws, etc.); to transgress the commands of (one in authority); to violate, as an order; as, refractory children disobey their parents; men disobey their Maker and the laws. [1913 Webster]
- Not to disobey her lord's behest. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'disobey'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- break,
- break the law,
- care naught for,
- contravene,
- defy,
- disregard,
- flout,
- go counter to,
- ignore,
- infringe,
- mutiny,
- not conform,
- not heed,
- not keep,
- not listen,
- not mind,
- not observe,
- oppose,
- overstep,
- rebel,
- refuse to cooperate,
- resist,
- revolt,
- scoff at,
- set at defiance,
- set at naught,
- set naught by,
- strike,
- transgress,
- violate