disobedient

«disobedient» in Mova's school dictionary: told by a parent, teacher or person in charge; refusing… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (disobedient; more disobedient, most disobedient)

meaning for a pupil

Not doing what you are told by a parent, teacher or person in charge; refusing to obey. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, disobedient children or animals get into trouble (Peter Rabbit, Toad). In everyday life and school: following safety rules matters. Opposite: obedient. In the Just So Stories the Elephant's Child's curiosity gets him into trouble.

examples

• The disobedient puppy chewed my shoes. tree →
• Toad was disobedient and vain. tree →
• The disobedient boy went near the river. tree →
• It is disobedient to ignore the fire alarm. tree →
• The children were punished for being disobedient. tree →
• A disobedient dog may run into the road. tree →

note

Noun: disobedience. Verb: disobey. Prefix dis- means "not". Spelling: dis-o-bed-i-ent.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «disobedient» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.