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disobedient

[dis-uh-bee-dee-uhnt] / ˌdɪs əˈbi di ənt /


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But as a disobedient teenager he ignored her and stepped out on the street again.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

“I promise to continue to be disobedient so you can belong to a world in all your complete wildness as a young woman.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026

For example, diaries about personal lives, new puppies, disobedient grandchildren.

From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2024

From March onward, “instead of dividing into small groups and blocking roads, we will hold disobedient gatherings with many people. And where we cannot be ignored,” the group said in a statement.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2024

One look at her face and Melanie had a strong feeling that downright disobedient and even deadly dangerous weren’t going to be enough.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder


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