disobey
dis uh bay
- v refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired
- But Union Theological Seminary's Pauck points out that Luther, in his tract On Civil Government, argued that a Christian must disobey a political ruler who expects him to .
- None dared disobey her commands.
- The pilots were dismissed because they threatened to disobey orders, but Israeli law permits soldiers to disobey clearly illegal commands.