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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient;
- Example: "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Disobey \Dis`o*bey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disobeyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disobeying.] [F. d['e]sob['e]ir; pref. d['e]s- (L. dis-) + ob['e]ir. See Obey, and cf. Disobedient.] Not to obey; to neglect or refuse to obey (a superior or his commands, the laws, etc.); to transgress the commands of (one in authority); to violate, as an order; as, refractory children disobey their parents; men disobey their Maker and the laws. [1913 Webster] Not to disobey her lord's behest. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Disobey \Dis`o*bey"\, v. i. To refuse or neglect to obey; to violate commands; to be disobedient. [1913 Webster] He durst not know how to disobey. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

disobey v 1: refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired" [ant: obey]
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

DISOBEY, v.t. To celebrate with an appropriate ceremony the maturity of a command. His right to govern me is clear as day, My duty manifest to disobey; And if that fit observance e'er I shut May I and duty be alike undone. Israfel Brown