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
In one story, the king, Hiranyakashipu, ordered everyone in his kingdom to worship him and was irked when his own son Prahlad, a devotee of Lord Vishnu, disobeyed his command.
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ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
In the internal report, an ICE agent wrote that Martinez appeared intoxicated or impaired and disobeyed verbal instructions to stop and exit his vehicle.
—Bayliss Wagner, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
In the internal report, an ICE agent wrote that Martinez appeared intoxicated or impaired and disobeyed verbal instructions to stop and exit his vehicle.
—Bayliss Wagner, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
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At first, Orbán ignored Magyar.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Trump has been angry that NATO member countries ignored his call to help reopen the vital waterway as gas prices soared during the war.—
Aamer Madhani,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The union had maintained that the program violated the five-year national master contract agreed upon between the parties in 2023.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Defendants’ conduct violated the law and they must be held accountable.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Phillies like the idea of Kemp, an undrafted and self-made player who defied odds to reach the majors.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Sun disappeared behind the Moon, revealing a scene that defied description.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2026
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Szépvölgyi mocked the prime minister, who is 62, for seeming unsteady when boos erupted at one of his recent rallies.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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There, a drag performer mocked the country’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum.—
Michael O'Boyle,
Bloomberg,
9 Apr. 2026
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When a Groyper account on X suggested that Jewish people were responsible for contemporary German immigration policy, Rogers, using her official State Department account, dismissed the claim as nonsense.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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And yet, when HB 1098 was introduced in 2023, critics dismissed it as a solution in search of a problem.—
Lisa Frizell,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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Desmon Moore also physically resisted officers, documents filed with the court allege.—
Nick Sullivan
April 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Despite the Air Force trying to phase out the A-10, Congress has resisted its efforts and blocked attempts to reduce the number of these aircraft.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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