disobedient
adjective
dis·obe·di·ent ˌdis-ə-ˈbē-dē-ənt 
-ō-ˈbē-
: refusing or neglecting to obey
disobediently adverb
Examples of disobedient in a Sentence
The disobedient soldier was given cleanup duty. The dog was being disobedient.
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President Trump has ordered hundreds of additional federal agents to Minneapolis and is threatening to involve the Insurrection Act which would allow the military to curtail protests and use force to jail disobedient protestors. —
Rick Pozniak, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026 As a drone whirred overhead and hooded people spray-painted the building and its fixtures, the protestors advocated for more civilly disobedient methods. —Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026 The news organizations also found that Garrison employees frequently removed students from their classrooms and sent them to crisis rooms when the students were upset, disobedient or aggressive. —Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025 But the main Putin-era methods for curtailing disobedient media proved to be lawfare and corporate takeovers. —Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disobedient
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Rick Pozniak, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026 As a drone whirred overhead and hooded people spray-painted the building and its fixtures, the protestors advocated for more civilly disobedient methods. —Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026 The news organizations also found that Garrison employees frequently removed students from their classrooms and sent them to crisis rooms when the students were upset, disobedient or aggressive. —Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025 But the main Putin-era methods for curtailing disobedient media proved to be lawfare and corporate takeovers. —Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disobedient
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“Disobedient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/disobedient. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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