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misobey

verb

Etymology

From mis- + obey.

  1. derived from oboediō
  2. derived from obeir
  3. derived from obeir
  4. inherited from obeyen
  5. prefixed as misobey — “mis + obey”

Definitions

  1. To obey incorrectly

    To obey incorrectly; to make a mistake in following orders.

    • This right had been accepted by relative tribals but misobeyed and effaced by non-tribals and foreign peasants.
    • It is possible to take liberty with secular and vedic injunctions: one may obey, not obey or misobey them, but the same cannot be done with regard to objects of knowledge.

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