DISOBEY Meaning of DISOBEY in English v.tr. (also absol.) fail or refuse to obey; disregard (orders); break (rules) (disobeyed his mother; how dare you disobey!). Derivatives: disobeyer n. Etymology: ME f. OF desobeir f. Rmc (as DIS-, OBEY) Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012