disobey
[verb]
Synonyms: refuse to obey, contravene, defy, disregard, flout, ignore, infringe, rebel, violate

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English Thesaurus: disobey, break a law/rule, defy, flout, violate, ...

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dis‧o‧bey /ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ, ˌdɪsəʊ- $ ˌdɪsə-, ˌdɪsoʊ-/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
[Word Family: verb: obey ≠ disobey; noun: obedience ≠ disobedience; adverb: obediently ≠ DISOBEDIENTLY; adjective: obedient ≠ disobedient]
to refuse to do what someone with authority tells you to do, or refuse to obey a rule or law Antonym : obey:
You disobeyed my orders.

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disobey to not obey a person, order, rule, or law:
In the army, it is a crime to disobey a superior officer.
He had disobeyed the school rules.
break a law/rule to not obey a law or rule:
Anyone who breaks the law must expect to be punished.
defy formal to deliberately refuse to obey a rule or law, or what someone in authority tells you to do:
The police arrested the youth for defying a court order.
flout /flaʊt/ formal to deliberately disobey a rule or law in a very public way:
Timber companies are continuing to flout environmental laws.
violate formal to disobey a law, or do something that is against an agreement or principle:
Both countries have accused each other of violating the treaty.
Technically he had violated the law.
contravene formal to be against a law, rule, or agreement, or to do something that is against a law, rule, or agreement:
The British government’s actions contravened the European Convention on Human Rights.

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