disobey
verb
[ dɪsəˈbeɪ ]
• fail to obey (rules, a command, or someone in authority).
• "around 1,000 soldiers had disobeyed orders and surrendered"
Similar:
defy,
go against,
flout,
contravene,
infringe,
overstep,
transgress,
violate,
fail to comply with,
resist,
oppose,
rebel against,
fly in the face of,
disregard,
ignore,
pay no heed to,
fail to observe,
cock a snook at,
infract,
set at naught,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French desobeir, based on Latin oboedire ‘obey’ (see obey).
