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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What is the penalty for disobeying a traffic signal?—
Emery Glover,
Des Moines Register,
16 Feb. 2026 -
Service members are only required to follow orders that are lawful and have a duty to disobey commands that are patently unlawful, according to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Rebel (against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebel%20%28against%29. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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