Deliberately fails to follow orders or rules that someone has given.
From prefix 'dis-' (opposite of) plus 'obey' (from Old French 'obeir,' Latin 'obedire'). The word emphasizes active rebellion rather than mere non-compliance.
Children who 'disobey' are making a choice—they know the rule and reject it—while an animal that doesn't follow a command isn't disobeying because they don't understand rules the same way.
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