disobedient

From Old French desobedient; morphologically, from dis- +‎ obedient.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪənt/

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disobedient (comparative more disobedient, superlative most disobedient)

1. Not obedient.

• disobediently

• disobedience

disobedient (plural disobedients)

1. One who disobeys.
   • 1972, Social Theory and Practice, volume 2, page 493:

     Since civil disobedients act conscientiously, Cohen believes that “extra-long prison terms will not make better men of these disobedients, nor much deter others of similar conviction.”