The meaning of Disobedient

adjective

Showing defiance.

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A defiant gesture

adjective

(typically of a young person) tending to commit crime, particularly minor crime.

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Delinquent teenagers

noun

A delinquent person.

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Juvenile delinquents

adjective

Late in paying money owed

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She was delinquent in paying her taxes.

adjective

Lacking organization; untidy.

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His life was as disorderly as ever

adjective

Threatening the safety of people or the peace of a neighborhood

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A disorderly crowd, he was charged with disorderly conduct., a disorderly desk

adjective

Causing or tending to cause disruption.

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Disruptive pupils

adjective

Tending to damage the orderly control of a situation

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Disruptive social changes, the teacher said disruptive behavior would not be tolerated.

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Causing trouble and therefore stopping something from continuing as usual

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An absence of disruptive interpersonal issues makes for a healthier workspace., the start-up has al…

adjective

Erring or straying from the accepted course or standards.

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An errant husband coming back from a night on the tiles

adjective

Going in a wrong direction

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An errant throw cost them the game., teachers dislike errant spellings and misused words.

adjective

Defiant of authority; disobedient to orders.

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An insubordinate attitude

adjective

Refusing to obey orders from someone in authority, and not showing respect for them

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We shall take action against city employees who are insubordinate, or who are discourteous to the p…

adjective

(of a soldier or sailor) refusing to obey the orders of a person in authority.

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Mutinous soldiers occupied the radio station

adjective

(especially of a sailor or a soldier) refusing to obey orders or attempting to take control from people in authority

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The mutinous sailors took control of the ship., mutinous soldiers occupied the state radio station …

adjective

Not doing what someone asks you to do

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Observations show that parents who are constantly distracted are at risk of producing noncompliant …

adjective

Showing a desire to resist authority, control, or convention.

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I became very rebellious and opted out

adjective

Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline.

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A class of recalcitrant fifteen-year-olds

noun

A person with an obstinately uncooperative attitude.

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A stiff-necked recalcitrant and troublemaker

adjective

Unwilling to do what you are asked or ordered to do, even if it is reasonable

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Tenants petitioned their recalcitrant landlord to finish repairs to their building.

adjective

Stubborn or unmanageable.

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His refractory pony

noun

A substance that is resistant to heat.

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All three minerals alter to shimmer aggregates of sericite; all three are used in the preparation o…

adjective

Not affected by a treatment, change, or process

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This is a chronic and disabling condition that is refractory to treatment., a refractory child

adjective

Causing difficulty or annoyance.

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Schools are removing troublesome pupils

adjective

Causing worry or anxiety

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The troublesome fact is that we haven’t gotten much done., his back has been troublesome for quite …

adjective

Unwilling to help others or do what they ask.

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I can recall him soothing uncooperative clients on the telephone

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Disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control.

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A group of unruly children

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Difficult to control or manage

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Her unruly behavior caused chaos in class.

adjective

Difficult to control or predict because of wilful or perverse behaviour.

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A wayward adolescent

adjective

(of a bad or harmful act) intentional; deliberate.

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Wilful acts of damage

adjective

(of something bad) done intentionally or (of a person) determined to do exactly as you want, even if you know it is wrong

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The present crisis is the result of years of wilful neglect by the council., they eat huge quantiti…