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disobedient

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


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That hospital – once the home of a Scottish shipping magnate – would be her home for a month in April 1958, after a judge ordered the then-16-year-old to undergo treatment for "disobedient" behaviour.

From BBC Nov. 14, 2025

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

Murdy also consulted with actor Danny Trejo about El Cucuy, the boogeyman that takes away disobedient children.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 4, 2023

Nobody in the town would have much sympathy for a disobedient girl.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare




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