disobedient

[US]/dɪsə'biːdɪənt/
[UK]/'dɪsə'bidɪənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. not following rules or orders, refusing to obey, resisting.

Example Sentences

That disobedient boy is a pest.

Larry was stern with disobedient employees.

The father corrected the disobedient child.

The disobedient boy was ordered out of the room.

The parents punished their disobedient child.

The cruel captain used a scourge on his disobedient sailor.

The mischievous student has been disobedient to his mother since he was a child.

Real-world Examples

That Marionette is a disobedient son who is breaking his father's heart!

Source: The Adventures of Pinocchio

" What disobedient children! " cried the old Water-rat, " they really deserve to be drowned."

Source: Selected Fairy Tales by Oscar Wilde

Imagine that moment when your kids have been really naughty, really disobedient all day.

Source: Emma's delicious English

Harry went home almost frozen, and told his mother how disobedient he had been.

Source: American Original Language Arts Third Volume

Disobedient, when someone is disobedient, they do not follow the rules or instructions.

Source: Essential English Word

" If only my misfortune might serve as a lesson to disobedient boys who refuse to study! Patience! Have patience! "

Source: The Adventures of Pinocchio

He was disobedient, though not evil.

Source: The Little Princess (Original Version)

I just wanted to say I was sorry for being disobedient.

Source: Sophie's World (Original Version)

On the other, the younger generation – rebellious, ignorant and disobedient, and lacking in self-control.

Source: BBC Learning English (official version)

It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.

Source: 49 Ephesians Musical Bible Theater Version - NIV

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