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disobedient

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dis·o·be·di·ence  (ds-bd-ns)
n.
Refusal or failure to obey.

diso·bedi·ent adj.
diso·bedi·ent·ly adv.

disobedient
Adjective
refusing to obey
disobedience n
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Adj.1.disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"
incorrigible - impervious to correction by punishment
defiant, noncompliant - boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude"
bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
difficult, unmanageable - hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"
obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate - tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
intractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"
obedient - dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke
2.disobedientdisobedient - unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers"
insubordinate - not submissive to authority; "a history of insubordinate behavior"; "insubordinate boys"
Translations
Spanish disobedient [dɪsəˈbiːdɪənt] adjdesobediente
French disobedient [dɪsəˈbiːdɪənt] adjdésobéissant(e)indiscipliné(e)
German disobedient [dɪsəˈbiːdɪənt] disobedience adjungehorsam
Italian disobedient [dɪsəˈbiːdɪənt] adjdisubbidiente

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"MY boy," said an aged Father to his fiery and disobedient Son, "a hot temper is the soil of remorse.
Jonah was disobedient, and of a fault-finding, complaining disposition, and deserves to be lightly spoken of, almost.
I have been a bad son, and the Talking Cricket was right when he said that a disobedient boy cannot be happy in this world.
 
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