KJV Dictionary Definition: disobey

disobey

DISOBEY, v.t. dis and obey. To neglect or refuse to obey; to omit or refuse to do what is commanded, or to do what is forbid; to transgress or violate an order or injunction. Refractory children disobey their parents; men disobey their maker and the laws; and we all disobey the precepts of the gospel. The word is applicable both to the command and to the person commanding.

disobeyed

DISOBEYED, pp. Not obeyed; neglected; transgressed.

disobeying

DISOBEYING, ppr. Omitting or refusing to obey; violating; transgressing, as authority or law.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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