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disobedient definition
disobedient |
Overview of adj disobedient The adj disobedient has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) disobedient -- (not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children") 2. disobedient, unruly -- (unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers") Antonyms of adj disobedient 2 senses of disobedient Sense 1 disobedient (vs. obedient) obedient (vs. disobedient) => acquiescent, biddable, compliant => conformable => dutiful, duteous => Y2K compliant Sense 2 disobedient, unruly INDIRECT (VIA insubordinate) -> subordinate Similarity of adj disobedient 2 senses of disobedient Sense 1 disobedient (vs. obedient) => contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward => froward, headstrong, self-willed, willful, wilful => recusant => fractious, refractory Also See-> bad#1; defiant#1; incorrigible#1; intractable#1; stubborn#1; unmanageable#2 Sense 2 disobedient, unruly => insubordinate (vs. subordinate) Attributes of adj disobedient 1 of 2 senses of disobedient Sense 1 disobedient (vs. obedient) => obedience Familiarity of adj disobedient disobedient used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj disobedient disobedient Overview of adj disobedient The adj disobedient has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) disobedient -- (not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children") 2. disobedient, unruly -- (unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers")
disobedient definition
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