Refusal to obey là gì

1. to do what you are told or expected to do
   • obey something to obey a command/an order/rules/the law
   • He was arrested when he failed to obey a police instruction to stop.
   • He has turned into an efficient soldier, blindly obeying orders [= without questioning them].
   • obey somebody He had always obeyed his parents without question.
   • [figurative] I tried to run but my legs just wouldn't obey me.
   • Sit down! Meekly, she obeyed.
   opposite disobey
   Extra Examples

   • He refuses to obey the rules.
   • The driver refused to obey police instructions.
   • The soldiers were punished for failing to obey orders.
   • People have a moral duty to obey the law.
   • She was used to having her orders instantly obeyed.
   • She's being punished for failure to obey a court order.
   Topics War and conflictb2
   Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

   • immediately
   • instantly
   • quickly

   verb + obey

   • have to
   • must
   • refuse to

   phrases

   • be only obeying orders
   • a duty to obey
   • an obligation to obey

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   Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French obeir, from Latin oboedire, from ob- in the direction of + audire hear.

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