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Definition disobedient in American English

disobedient adjective

adjective
/ˌdɪsəˈbidiənt/
1

deliberately doing the opposite of what someone in authority has told you to do, or deliberately not obeying rules

Example

a disobedient child

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Definition disobedient in American English