English verb: disobey | |||
1. | disobey (social) refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient | ||
Samples | He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decline, refuse | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | balk, baulk, counteract, countermine, jib, resist, sabotage, sit in, subvert, undermine, weaken | ||
Antonyms | obey | ||