disobedient

adj
/dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪənt/UK

Etymology

From Middle English disobedient, dysobedyent, from Old French desobedient; morphologically, from dis- + obedient.

  1. derived from desobedient
  2. inherited from disobedient

Definitions

  1. Not obedient.

  2. One who disobeys.

    • Since civil disobedients act conscientiously, Cohen believes that “extra-long prison terms will not make better men of these disobedients, nor much deter others of similar conviction.”

The neighborhood

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