disobey
verb
dis·obey
ˌdis-ə-ˈbā 
-ō-
disobeyed; disobeying; disobeys
: to be disobedient
: to fail to obey
disobeyer
noun
Examples of disobey in a Sentence
If you disobey, you will be severely punished.
The soldier disobeyed the general's orders.
He was afraid to disobey his father.
The driver had disobeyed the law.
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Boasberg previously found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt for willfully disobeying his order to immediately halt deportations.
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 28 July 2025
Jessica Leslie agreed to plead guilty to a charge of criminal contempt that accused her of willfully disobeying court rules against disclosure of grand jury information.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 15 July 2025
In addition to the manslaughter and criminally negligent charges, police charged Florentino with leaving the scene of an incident without reporting, reckless endangerment, reckless driving, disobeying traffic signals and driving at an excessive speed.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
But those in power refuted these links and instead emphasized the disloyalty and illegitimacy of disobeying the will of the majority.
—Time, 2 July 2025
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 28 July 2025
Jessica Leslie agreed to plead guilty to a charge of criminal contempt that accused her of willfully disobeying court rules against disclosure of grand jury information.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 15 July 2025
In addition to the manslaughter and criminally negligent charges, police charged Florentino with leaving the scene of an incident without reporting, reckless endangerment, reckless driving, disobeying traffic signals and driving at an excessive speed.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
But those in power refuted these links and instead emphasized the disloyalty and illegitimacy of disobeying the will of the majority.
—Time, 2 July 2025
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“Disobey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disobey. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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disobey
verb
dis·obey
ˌdis-ə-ˈbā
: to refuse, neglect, or fail to obey
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