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# disobedient

«disobedient» in Mova's school dictionary: **told by a parent, teacher or person in charge; refusing…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (disobedient; more disobedient, most disobedient)

### meaning for a pupil

Not doing what you are told by a parent, teacher or person in charge; refusing to obey. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disobedient/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, disobedient children or animals get into trouble (Peter Rabbit, Toad). In everyday life and school: following safety rules matters. Opposite: obedient. In the Just So Stories the Elephant's Child's curiosity gets him into trouble.

### examples

- The disobedient puppy chewed my shoes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disobedient/#x1)
- Toad was disobedient and vain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disobedient/#x2)
- The disobedient boy went near the river. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disobedient/#x3)
- It is disobedient to ignore the fire alarm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disobedient/#x4)
- The children were punished for being disobedient. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disobedient/#x5)
- A disobedient dog may run into the road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disobedient/#x6)

### note

Noun: disobedience. Verb: disobey. Prefix dis- means "not". Spelling: dis-o-bed-i-ent.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «disobedient» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disobedient/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.