as in to disobey
to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of
experts tell parents that if their once-compliant children rebel against them, then they should take it as a sign the kids are growing up and becoming their own persons
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disobey
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Fischer faces charges of first-degree reckless endangerment, interfering with an officer, reckless driving, disobeying traffic control signals, failure to drive in the proper lane, disobeying the signal of an officer, failure to display plates and engaging police in a pursuit.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
18 Aug. 2025 -
Fletcher was also accused of disobeying a stop sign, improper lane use, driving without proof of insurance, expired registration and possessing unsecured cannabis, police said.—
Dennis Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
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“Rebel (against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebel%20%28against%29. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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