Word Explorer
Children's
Dictionary Suite
Help
Help
Help
 
Elementary Dictionary
       

dis·o·bey

disobey

 
pronunciation:
dIs o beI
features:
Word Parts
part of speech: verb
inflections: disobeys, disobeying, disobeyed
definition: If you disobey, you don't do what someone tells you to do, or you don't do what a rule says you have to do.
Michael gets in trouble a lot because he disobeys the rules all the time.
synonyms:
break, ignore
antonyms:
comply, obey
similar words:
rebel, resist
derivation: disobeyer (n.)
Word PartsSubscriber feature About this feature