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Meanings of disobedient in English

Portuguese
desobediente
Spanish
desobediente

Not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority.

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        desobediente

        Unwilling to submit to authority.

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              Usage of disobedient in English
              1
              Andrew was disobedient; that was the reason why his father punished him.
              The Iron Rule; Or, Tyranny in the Household
              2
              And yet are continuing to be naughty and disobedient all the time.
              Grandmother Elsie
              3
              With the stern brevity of the injured, Grahame addressed his disobedient child.
              The Mother's Recompense, Volume 1 / A Sequel to Home Influence
              4
              He's been disciplined, but no more than any other disobedient subject has.
              Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
              5
              If he was disobedient, the master had the right to use correction.
              An Account of the Proceedings on the Trial of Susan B. Anthony, ...
              6
              I will not have such a perverse, disobedient child in my presence.
              Holidays at Roselands / A Sequel to Elsie Dinsmore
              7
              It smiled when I obeyed, and it mourned when I was disobedient.
              My Life and My Efforts
              8
              The nations that are persistently defiant and disobedient to God shall perish.
              Robert Hardy's Seven Days: A Dream and Its Consequences
              9
              Urge this terrible contrast of a loving Father and a disobedient child.
              Expositions of Holy Scripture: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Nu...
              10
              Thereupon they were warned not to imitate the disobedient conduct of Massachusetts.
              A Brief History of the United States
              11
              His teenage daughters began reprimanding me for being disobedient to their father.
              Escape
              12
              And V. Vivian, once again, was not disobedient to the heavenly summons.
              V. V.'s Eyes
              13
              I was disobedient and disrespectful, and completely remorseless about what I did.
              The Assassin’s Blade
              14
              Wherefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision.
              Leaves of Life, for Daily Inspiration
              15
              To know how to be disobedient is to know how to live.
              The Green Carnation
              16
              Every disobedient brat became still when told that King Richard was coming.
              Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2
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              Translations for disobedient
              Portuguese
              desobediente
              Disobedient through the time
              Disobedient across language varieties
              United Kingdom
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              United States of America
              Less common