as in ignored
to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of
students who disobey their teachers and use cell phones in class drivers who consistently disobey traffic laws
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Recent Examples of disobeyed
Hours after the shooting, Noem defended the ICE officer who shot Good, saying the woman had blocked federal officers with her SUV and disobeyed orders to get out of her vehicle.
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Juliana Kim, NPR, 9 Jan. 2026
One aviation expert argued that IndiGo not only disobeyed the regulations, but also increased its domestic flights without increasing crew and pilots.
—semafor.com, 8 Dec. 2025
An order requiring the performance of a military duty or act may be inferred to be lawful and it is disobeyed at the peril of the subordinate.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Harvick said the agency gave lawful orders for the crowd to move back, which were disobeyed.
—Daniella Silva, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
This was neither the first nor the last time that Patton disobeyed an order.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Along with allied criminal groups, the syndicate’s crimes led to the deaths of 10 people who disobeyed the group’s management or tried to escape the compounds, according to the Chinese court’s statement.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Juliana Kim, NPR, 9 Jan. 2026
One aviation expert argued that IndiGo not only disobeyed the regulations, but also increased its domestic flights without increasing crew and pilots.
—semafor.com, 8 Dec. 2025
An order requiring the performance of a military duty or act may be inferred to be lawful and it is disobeyed at the peril of the subordinate.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Harvick said the agency gave lawful orders for the crowd to move back, which were disobeyed.
—Daniella Silva, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
This was neither the first nor the last time that Patton disobeyed an order.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Along with allied criminal groups, the syndicate’s crimes led to the deaths of 10 people who disobeyed the group’s management or tried to escape the compounds, according to the Chinese court’s statement.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disobeyed
Verb
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Though panned by critics and ignored by the public, the movie shows the struggles of a boy born on Mars to one of the first colonists.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Cuban government has ignored urgent warnings from doctors and political analysts about the dire situation.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated February 19,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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UMass Amherst likely violated a student’s First Amendment rights when the campus suspended the pro-Palestine protester for a year, a judge has ruled.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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As a result, the plaintiffs argued, the administration also violated the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 by failing to consider the harmful environmental impacts of the project.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This kind of defied the purpose of Peter asking Rose to stay away for her own protection and so she won’t be used to get to him.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
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Milwaukee County, though, defied these expectations when its population grew for the first time in a decade in 2024.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Sos mocked me for spending way too much time trying to master what seemed like a very niche skill.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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In the Seventies, he was mocked as a Vegas has-been in a jumpsuit; in the Eighties, as a cultural colonizer.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Three years later, Gayheart legally dismissed the divorce before Dane made his diagnosis public.—
Kim Willis,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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That citation was dismissed in January, according to federal court records.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Moderna resisted, but agreed to provide test subjects with enhanced disclosures on its informed consent form, to which the FDA assented.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Black communities in Philadelphia have always resisted and mobilized for educational justice.—
Leana Cabral,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2026
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