disobedient
adjective
[ dɪsəˈbiːdɪənt ]
• refusing to obey rules or someone in authority.
• "Larry was stern with disobedient employees"
Similar:
insubordinate,
unruly,
wayward,
errant,
badly behaved,
disorderly,
delinquent,
disruptive,
troublesome,
rebellious,
defiant,
mutinous,
recalcitrant,
refractory,
uncooperative,
non-compliant,
wilful,
unbiddable,
intractable,
obstreperous,
awkward,
difficult,
perverse,
contrary,
naughty,
mischievous,
impish,
roguish,
rascally,
bolshie,
contumacious,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French desobedient, based on Latin oboedient- ‘obeying’ (see obedient).
