"disobey" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: dɪsəˈbeɪ [UK], ˌdisəˈbā [US] Audio: en-us-disobey.ogg [US] Forms: disobey [canonical], disobeys [third-person, singular], disobeyed [past], disobeyed [past, participle], disobeying [present, participle]
Etymology: dis- + obey Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|dis|obey}} dis- + obey Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When someone disobeys someone, it means they do not listen to someone.
    Sense id: simple-disobey-en-verb-bBjvju--
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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