- dis´o|be´di|ent|ly
- dis|o|be|di|ent «DIHS uh BEE dee uhnt», adjective.failing to follow orders or rules; refusing to obey; rebellious: »
The disobedient child would not do his homework.
–dis´o|be´di|ent|ly, adverb.
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dis|o|be|di|ent — «DIHS uh BEE dee uhnt», adjective. failing to follow orders or rules; refusing to obey; rebellious: »The disobedient child would not do his homework. –dis´o|be´di|ent|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
dis|sil|i|ent — «dih SIHL ee uhnt», adjective. 1. flying or springing apart. 2. Botany. bursting open with force, as the dry pod or capsule of some plants. ╂[< Latin dissiliēns, entis, present participle of dissilīre < dis apart + salīre leap] … Useful english dictionary
dis|o|ri|ent — «dihs R ee ehnt, OHR », transitive verb. 1. to cause to lose one s bearings. 2. Figurative. to cause to lose one s reckoning with respect to truth; disconcert; embarrass: »His sudden rise to fame and fortune disoriented him at first. 3.… … Useful english dictionary
Dis... — Dis... oder di... (vor einem f: dif ), Vorsilbe in ursprünglich lateinischen Wörtern, entspricht dem deutschen zer , ent , drückt also ein Auseinandergehen, ein Gegenteil, eine Verneinung etc. aus; in ursprünglich griechischen Wörtern dagegen… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
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dif|flu|ent — «DIHF lu uhnt», adjective. tending to flow apart; readily dissolving. ╂[< Latin diffluēns, entis, present participle of diffluere flow away < dis away + fluere to flow] … Useful english dictionary
disobedient — dis|o|be|di|ent [ ,dısə bidiənt ] adjective deliberately doing the opposite of what someone in authority has told you to do, or deliberately not obeying rules: a disobedient child ─ opposite OBEDIENT ╾ dis|o|be|di|ent|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
disobedient — dis•o•be•di•ent [[t]ˌdɪs əˈbi di ənt[/t]] adj. neglecting or refusing to obey; refractory • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < OF dis o•be′di•ent•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
disobedient — dis|o|be|di|ent [ˌdısəˈbi:diənt, ˌdısəu US ˌdısə , ˌdısou ] adj deliberately not doing what you are told to do by your parents, teacher, etc ≠ ↑obedient >disobedience n [U] →↑civil disobedience … Dictionary of contemporary English
