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dis·o·be·di·ent
 disobedient
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- pronunciation:
- dIs
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition: |
refusing or neglecting to obey.
When the boy was disobedient, he was punished severely.Disobedient children are sometimes sent to the principal's office.- synonyms:
- defiant, froward, insubordinate, recalcitrant, refractory, wayward
- antonyms:
- biddable, docile, obedient
- similar words:
- bad, contumacious, cross-grained, fractious, insurgent, lawless, mischievous, mutinous, naughty, perverse, rebellious, stubborn, ungovernable
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| related words: |
defiant, rebel, revolting, unruly, wild |
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| derivation: |
disobediently (adv.) |
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