Disobedient — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority

unwilling to submit to authority

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈʌkhʊd/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsəʊbˈiːdiənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsəʊbˈiːdiənt/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈʌkhʊd/.

Examples

disobedient children
unruly teenagers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unruly

Antonyms

obedient

Parts of Speech

adjective	not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority “disobedient children”
adjective	unwilling to submit to authority “unruly teenagers”

Word Forms

disobedience	noun	the failure to obey
disobey	verb	refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
unruliness	noun	the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ungehorsam

den Befehlen der Autoritätspersonen nicht gehorchen oder diese nicht befolgen

🇫🇷French

désobéissant

ne pas obéir ou se conformer aux ordres de ceux qui détiennent l'autorité

🇪🇸Spanish

desobediente

No obedecer o cumplir órdenes de quienes tienen autoridad.

🇮🇹Italian

disobbediente

non obbedire o rispettare i comandi di chi detiene l'autorità

🇳🇱Dutch

ongehoorzaam

het niet gehoorzamen of opvolgen van bevelen van degenen met autoriteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

desobediente

não obedecer ou cumprir comandos daqueles que estão em posição de autoridade

🇷🇺Russian

непослушный

неподчинение или выполнение приказов лиц, обладающих властью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हठी

प्राधिकारियों की आज्ञाओं का पालन या पालन न करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অবাধ্য

কর্তৃত্বে থাকা ব্যক্তিদের আদেশ পালন বা মেনে চলা না

🇮🇳Tamil

கீழ்ப்படியாத

அதிகாரத்தில் உள்ளவர்களின் கட்டளைகளுக்குக் கீழ்ப்படியாமல் அல்லது இணங்காமல் இருப்பது

🇮🇳Telugu

అవిధేయుడు

అధికారంలో ఉన్నవారి ఆదేశాలను పాటించడం లేదా పాటించడం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अवज्ञाकारी

अधिकारात असलेल्यांच्या आदेशांचे पालन न करणे किंवा त्यांचे पालन न करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવજ્ઞાકારી

સત્તાવાળાઓની આજ્ઞાઓનું પાલન કે પાલન ન કરવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಿಧೇಯ

ಅಧಿಕಾರದಲ್ಲಿರುವವರ ಆಜ್ಞೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪಾಲಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ಅನುಸರಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുസരണക്കേട്

അധികാരത്തിലുള്ളവരുടെ കൽപ്പനകൾ അനുസരിക്കുകയോ അനുസരിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਆਗਿਆਕਾਰੀ

ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਵਾਲੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਹੁਕਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਪਾਲਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਪਾਲਣਾ ਨਾ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

نافرمان

اختیار والوں کے احکامات کی تعمیل یا تعمیل نہ کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

忤

不服从或服从当权者的命令

🇯🇵Japanese

不従順な

権力者の命令に従わない、または従わない

🇰🇷Korean

불순종하는

권위 있는 사람의 명령을 따르지 않거나 따르지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không vâng lời

không tuân theo hoặc tuân theo mệnh lệnh của người có thẩm quyền

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เชื่อฟัง

ไม่เชื่อฟังหรือปฏิบัติตามคำสั่งของผู้มีอำนาจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak taat

tidak menaati atau mematuhi perintah penguasa

🇵🇭Filipino

masuwayin

hindi pagsunod o pagsunod sa mga utos ng mga may awtoridad

🇲🇾Malay

ingkar

tidak mematuhi atau mematuhi arahan pihak berkuasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عصاة

- عدم الانصياع أو الانصياع لأوامر أصحاب السلطة

🇮🇷Persian

نافرمان

اطاعت نکردن یا عمل نکردن به دستورات صاحبان قدرت

🇹🇷Turkish

itaatsiz

Yetkililerin emirlerine uymamak veya uymamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

סָרְבָנִי

לא לציית או לציית לפקודות של בעלי הסמכות

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