the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. 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.
adj. Not yielding.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; acting with disregard of duty; not submitting to rules or regulations prescribed by authority: as, children disobedient to parents; citizens disobedient to the laws.
Not yielding to exciting force or agency; not to be influenced; insensible.
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adj. unwilling to submit to authority
adj. not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority
Word Usage
"Then he began to storm at her, calling her disobedient, and undutiful, and when this means failed to move her, to implore her almost with tears."