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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Disobedient \Dis`o*be"di*ent\, a. [Pref. dis- + obedient. See {Disobey}, {Obedient}.] 1. Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed by authority; -- applied to persons and acts This disobedient spirit in the colonies. --Burke. Disobedient unto the word of the Lord. --1 Kings xiii. 26. 2. Not yielding. Medicines used unnecessarily contribute to shorten life, by sooner rendering peculiar parts of the system disobedient to stimuli. --E. Darwin. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: disobedient adj 1: not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children" [ant: {obedient}] 2: unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers" [syn: {unruly}]
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