Definition
To refuse to follow a command or rule that someone in authority gives you.
Etymology
Disobey comes from Old French 'desobeir', combining 'dis-' (opposite of) and 'obey' from Latin 'oboedire' (to listen to, comply with). The prefix 'dis-' negates the action of obedience.
Kelly Says
In medieval times, disobedience to a king or feudal lord could literally get you executed, which is why many languages developed strong words for this concept—English borrowed the French version because they'd had centuries of experience defining what counted as treason!
Translations
CSČeština
neposlušnost
neh-poh-SLOO-shnohst
DADansk
ulydighed
oo-LEE-dee-hed
DEDeutsch
nicht gehorchen
NIHKT geh-OHR-chen
ELΕλληνικά
αυθάδεια
af-tha-DEE-ah
ESEspañol
desobedecer
deh-soh-beh-DEH-sehr
FISuomi
kuuliaisuus
KOO-loo-ee-ah-soos
FRFrançais
désobéir
deh-soh-BEH-eer
HUMagyar
engedetlenség
EHNG-geh-deh-tleh-neh-shayg
IDBahasa Indonesia
durhaka
DOOR-hah-kah
ITItaliano
disobbedire
dee-soh-bay-DEE-reh
NLNederlands
weigeren te gehoorzamen
WAY-gah-rehn teh geh-OHR-tsah-men
NONorsk
ulydighet
oo-LEE-dee-het
PLPolski
nieposłuszeństwo
nyeh-poh-SWOON-shehn-stvoh
PTPortuguês
desobedecer
deh-soh-beh-DEH-sehr
RORomână
neascultare
neh-ah-SKOOL-tah-reh
RUРусский
не подчиняться
nye pahd-chee-NYAH-tsyah
SVSvenska
trolöshet
troh-LOH-shet
THไทย
ไม่เชื่อฟัง
mâi cheūa fang
TRTürkçe
itaatsizlik
ee-TAH-tseez-leek
UKУкраїнська
невідповідність
neh-veed-POH-veed-nist
VITiếng Việt
bất tuân
bát tuân