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disobeyed

disobeyed is the simple past and past participle of disobey.

Meaning of disobey

Verb

disobey (third-person singular simple present disobeys, present participle disobeying, simple past and past participle disobeyed)

  1. (transitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to adhere to (a rule) or to obey an order from (somebody).
    • disobey the rules
  2. (intransitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey.
    • Under an authoritarian regime, people have an obligation to disobey.

Words formed from disobeyed

Questions about disobeyed

What is disobeyed the simple past and past participle of?
Disobeyed is the simple past and past participle of disobey.

Words near disobeyed in the dictionary

  1. disobey
  2. disobeyal
  3. disobeyals
  4. disobeyance
  5. disobeyances
  6. disobeyed
  7. disobeyer
  8. disobeyers
  9. disobeyest
  10. disobeyeth
  11. disobeying

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