disobey

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• UK: /ˌdɪs.əˈbeɪ/
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• US: /ˌdɪs.əˈbeɪ/
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• US: /ˌdɪs.oʊˈbeɪ/
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From Old French desobeir.

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: عَصَى (ʕaṣā) — to refuse to obey an order
• Belarusian: не паслухацца (nje pasluxacca) — to refuse to obey an order
• Belarusian: не паслухаць (nje pasluxacʹ) — to refuse to obey an order
• Belarusian: не падпарадкавацца (nje padparadkavacca) — to refuse to obey an order
• Catalan: desobeir — to refuse to obey an order
• Danish: nægte — to refuse to obey an order
• Dutch: niet gehoorzamen — to refuse to obey an order
• Esperanto: malobei — to refuse to obey an order
• Finnish: kieltäytyä tottelemasta — to refuse to obey an order
• French: désobéir — to refuse to obey an order
• German: missachten — to refuse to obey an order
• Greek: απειθώ (apeithó) — to refuse to obey an order
• Greek: παρακούω (parakoúo) — to refuse to obey an order
• Ancient Greek: ἀπειθέω (apeithéō) — to refuse to obey an order
• Ancient Greek: παρακούω (parakoúō) — to refuse to obey an order
• Ancient Greek: ἀνηκουστέω (anēkoustéō) — to refuse to obey an order
• Italian: disubbidire — to refuse to obey an order
• Latin: inoboedio — to refuse to obey an order
• Lithuanian: nepaklusti — to refuse to obey an order
• Māori: takahi — to refuse to obey an order
• Māori: whakatīhoihoi — to refuse to obey an order
• Māori: whakahoihoi — to refuse to obey an order
• Oromo: diduu — to refuse to obey an order
• Polish: nie słuchać się — to refuse to obey an order
• Polish: lekceważyć — to refuse to obey an order
• Polish: zlekceważyć — to refuse to obey an order
• Portuguese: desobedecer — to refuse to obey an order
• Portuguese: desacatar — to refuse to obey an order
• Quechua: llamkay — to refuse to obey an order
• Scottish Gaelic: rach an aghaidh — to refuse to obey an order
• Scottish Gaelic: eas-ùmhlaich — to refuse to obey an order
• Spanish: desobedecer — to refuse to obey an order
• Spanish: desacatar — to refuse to obey an order
• Arabic: عَصَى (ʕaṣā) — to refuse to obey
• Bulgarian: не се подчинявам (ne se podčinjavam) — to refuse to obey
• Danish: nægte — to refuse to obey
• Finnish: olla tottelematon — to refuse to obey
• French: désobéir — to refuse to obey
• German: nicht gehorchen — to refuse to obey
• Greek: απειθώ (apeithó) — to refuse to obey
• Greek: παρακούω (parakoúo) — to refuse to obey
• Ancient Greek: ἀπειθέω (apeithéō) — to refuse to obey
• Ancient Greek: παρακούω (parakoúō) — to refuse to obey
• Ancient Greek: ἀνηκουστέω (anēkoustéō) — to refuse to obey
• Haitian Creole: dezobeyi — to refuse to obey
• Hungarian: engedetlenkedik — to refuse to obey
• Māori: tīhoihoi — to refuse to obey
• Polish: nie słuchać się — to refuse to obey
• Polish: być nieposłusznym — to refuse to obey
• Scottish Gaelic: eas-ùmhlaich — to refuse to obey
• Spanish: desobedecer — to refuse to obey
• Spanish: insubordinarse — to refuse to obey
• Spanish: indisciplinarse — to refuse to obey
• Swahili: kuasi — to refuse to obey