Disobedient
Pronunciation : Dis`o*be"di*ent
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Pref. dis- + obedient. See Disobey, Obedient.]
Definition : 1. Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed by authority; -- applied to persons and acts. This disobedient spirit in the colonies. Burke. Disobedient unto the word of the Lord. 1 Kings xiii. 26.
2. Not yielding. Medicines used unnecessarily contribute to shorten life, by sooner rendering peculiar parts of the system disobedient to stimuli. E. Darwin.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913