disobedient

Etymology

From Old French desobedient; morphologically, from dis- + obedient.

adj

  1. Not obedient.

noun

  1. One who disobeys.
    Since civil disobedients act conscientiously, Cohen believes that “extra-long prison terms will not make better men of these disobedients, nor much deter others of similar conviction.” 1972, Social Theory and Practice, volume 2, page 493

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