"misobey" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misobeys [present, singular, third-person], misobeying [participle, present], misobeyed [participle, past], misobeyed [past]
Etymology: mis- + obey Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|obey}} mis- + obey Head templates: {{en-verb}} misobey (third-person singular simple present misobeys, present participle misobeying, simple past and past participle misobeyed)
  1. (transitive) To obey incorrectly; to make a mistake in following orders. Tags: transitive Related terms: disobey
    Sense id: en-misobey-en-verb-Nd27qMlf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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