disobey
/ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ/verb
उच्चारण डिसबे
अवज्ञा करना
Core word
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[T, I]
to refuse to do what a person, law, order tells you to do
अवज्ञा करना
- disobey orders
- Children who disobey the safety rules are not allowed on the trip.
- Drivers who disobey traffic signals will be fined.
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- Never disobey your elders without a good reason.
- He disobeyed his mother and went out to play in the rain.
Synonyms defy flout violate break
Opposite obey
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
disobey + noun (no preposition)
Disobey is transitive. The object is the person, order or rule that is not obeyed.
'Disobey' सकर्मक है। Object वह व्यक्ति, आदेश या नियम है जिसका पालन नहीं किया जाता।
- The soldier disobeyed his captain.
- Drivers who disobey the signal may be fined.
disobey + an order / rule
Typical objects are an order, a law, an instruction or a rule.
सामान्य objects आदेश, कानून, निर्देश या नियम होते हैं।
- He disobeyed the doctor's instructions and went out.
be disobeyed (passive)
The passive is less common but possible when the focus is on the rule.
Passive कम प्रचलित है, पर तब संभव है जब ध्यान नियम पर हो।
- The order was disobeyed by several officers.
disobey + openly / deliberately
Adverbs show how openly or on purpose the refusal is.
Adverbs बताते हैं कि अवज्ञा कितनी खुली या जानबूझकर है।
- She openly disobeyed the curfew.
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disobey + noun
an orderthe lawa ruleyour parentsthe teacheran instruction
- He disobeyed the rule and was punished.
adverb + disobey
openlydeliberatelyrepeatedlywilfullysecretly
- The workers openly disobeyed the manager.
disobey + consequence
be punishedface a fineget a warninglose marks
- Anyone who disobeys will lose marks.
dare / refuse to disobey
dare notrefuse tonevermust not
- Radhika would never disobey her mother.
disobey + authority
the policethe captainthe courtthe signal
- The driver disobeyed the signal and was fined.
disobey + instruction
the doctor's advicethe manualthe signthe warning
- He disobeyed the warning and swam in the river.
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- Students who disobey the exam rules may be disqualified.
परीक्षा के नियमों का उल्लंघन करने वाले विद्यार्थी अयोग्य घोषित किए जा सकते हैं।
- The little boy disobeyed his mother and played in the rain.
छोटे लड़के ने अपनी माँ की बात नहीं मानी और बारिश में खेला।
- No soldier should disobey a lawful order.
किसी सैनिक को वैध आदेश की अवज्ञा नहीं करनी चाहिए।
- The dog disobeyed and chased the cat.
कुत्ते ने आज्ञा नहीं मानी और बिल्ली का पीछा किया।
- Radhika did not dare to disobey the principal.
राधिका प्राचार्य की अवज्ञा करने का साहस नहीं कर सकी।
- If you disobey traffic rules, you put others in danger.
यदि आप यातायात नियमों का उल्लंघन करते हैं तो आप दूसरों को खतरे में डालते हैं।
- Radhika never disobeyed her teachers, but she questioned them politely.
राधिका ने अपने शिक्षकों की कभी अवज्ञा नहीं की, पर वह विनम्रता से प्रश्न करती थी।
- Those who disobey the dress code will be sent home.
जो लोग dress code का उल्लंघन करेंगे उन्हें घर भेज दिया जाएगा।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He disobeyed to his father.
✓ He disobeyed his father.
Disobey is transitive and takes no preposition.
'Disobey' सकर्मक है और इसके साथ preposition नहीं आता।
◇Word family
✓In the exam
General knowledge
History: Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement with the Salt March (Dandi, 1930).
इतिहास में गांधी ने नमक सत्याग्रह (दांडी, 1930) से सविनय अवज्ञा आंदोलन शुरू किया।