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misobeys

misobeys is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misobey.

Meaning of misobey

Verb

misobey (third-person singular simple present misobeys, present participle misobeying, simple past and past participle misobeyed)

  1. (transitive) 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

Questions about misobeys

What is misobeys the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Misobeys is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misobey.

Words near misobeys in the dictionary

  1. miso-Christians
  2. misobedience
  3. misobey
  4. misobeyed
  5. misobeying
  6. misobeys
  7. misoblige
  8. misobliged
  9. misobliges
  10. misobliging
  11. misobservance

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