| a. | 1. | Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed by authority; - applied to persons and acts. |
| 2. | Not yielding. |
| Adj. | 1. | disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children" Antonyms: obedient - dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke |
| 2. | disobedient - unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers" Synonyms: unruly |