/ ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ; NAmE / verb
to refuse to do what a person, law, order, etc. tells you to do; to refuse to obey :
[ vn ]
He was punished for disobeying orders.
[also v ]
OPP obey
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French desobeir , based on Latin oboedire obey, from ob- in the direction of + audire hear.