disobey
verb
dis·obey
ˌdis-ə-ˈbā 
-ō-
disobeyed; disobeying; disobeys
: to be disobedient
: to fail to obey
disobeyer
noun
Examples of disobey in a Sentence
If you disobey, you will be severely punished.
The soldier disobeyed the general's orders.
He was afraid to disobey his father.
The driver had disobeyed the law.
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Boasberg would later determine there was probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt for willfully disobeying his order to immediately halt deportations, but the proceedings were later blocked by an appeals court.
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 10 July 2025
The story references a recurring problem of drivers disobeying stop signs.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
Summer classes and programs are still underway in South Florida and the county’s school zone cameras are still active, just waiting to mail you a ticket for disobeying the speed zone.
—Cordell Jones
july 6, Miami Herald, 6 July 2025
Her word was law and anyone who disobeyed it was punished.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 27 June 2025
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 10 July 2025
The story references a recurring problem of drivers disobeying stop signs.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
Summer classes and programs are still underway in South Florida and the county’s school zone cameras are still active, just waiting to mail you a ticket for disobeying the speed zone.
—Cordell Jones
july 6, Miami Herald, 6 July 2025
Her word was law and anyone who disobeyed it was punished.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for disobey
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“Disobey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disobey. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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disobey
verb
dis·obey
ˌdis-ə-ˈbā
: to refuse, neglect, or fail to obey
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