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disobedient

adjective
 
 
/ˌdɪs.əˈbiː.di.ənt/

Definition

refusing to do what someone in authority tells you to do: a disobedient childDisobedientObeying and breaking the lawObedient and compliantBad and wrong behaviour disobedience
 
 
/-əns/ noun [U]
disobediently
 
 
/-li/ adverb
(Definition of disobedient adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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