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.
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Chris Klimek, Vulture, 31 July 2024
Clips recorded before and after the hearing were aired anyway by various news outlets, disobeying the court's directives, and Gull has denied each media request to record hearings and the trial ever since.
—Ron Wilkins, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Oct. 2024
Advertisement The recalls were issued because the system was programmed to run stop signs at slow speeds and because the system disobeyed other traffic laws.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Riggs and her husband had recently caught their daughter disobeying them.
—Emily Tate Sullivan, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Disobey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disobey. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
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disobey
verb
dis·obey
ˌdis-ə-ˈbā
: to refuse, neglect, or fail to obey
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