disobey

/ˌdɪs.əˈbeɪ/

Definition

› to refuse to do something that you are told to do: How dare you disobey me! to disobey orders → Opposite obeyObeying and breaking the lawObedient and compliantDisobedientBad and wrong behaviour

(Definition of disobey verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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