misobey
misobey verb: to obey incorrectly; to make a mistake in following orders.
Verb
misobey (third-person singular simple present misobeys, present participle misobeying, simple past and past participle misobeyed)
- To obey incorrectly; to make a mistake in following orders.
- the dispatcher may properly perform his duties in issuing an order, which may then be misunderstood or misobeyed through negligence, forgetfulness, absentmindedness, or in some other manner, with no opportunity for the dispatcher to detect such errors in time to avoid accident.1915, The Railway and Engineering Review - Volume 57, page 243
- This right had been accepted by relative tribals but misobeyed and effaced by non-tribals and foreign peasants.1983, Human Science: Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India, page 141
Forms of misobey
| third-person singular present | misobeys |
|---|---|
| present participle | misobeying |
| past participle | misobeyed |
| past | misobeyed |
Origin of misobey
From mis- + obey.
Questions about misobey
- What does misobey mean?
- Misobey means to obey incorrectly; to make a mistake in following orders.
- What part of speech is misobey?
- Misobey is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misobey?
- The past tense of misobey is misobeyed.
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