Refuse+to+obey
101act illegally — I verb be derelict, be illegal, be perfidious, be recalcitrant, break the law, commit a crime, disobey the law, not comply, refuse to obey, repudiate, resist, transgress, traverse, trespass, violate, violate the law II index disobey, violate… …
102civil disobedience — civil diso bedience n [U] when people, especially a large group of people, refuse to obey a law in order to protest in a peaceful way against the government …
103recalcitrant — re|cal|ci|trant [rıˈkælsıtrənt] adj formal [Date: 1800 1900; : Late Latin; Origin: , present participle of recalcitrare to refuse to obey , from Latin calcitrare to kick , from calx heel ] refusing to do what you are told to do, even after you… …
104civil disobedience — civil diso bedience noun uncount a form of political protest in which large numbers of people refuse to obey a law: Gandhi s campaign of civil disobedience against the British authorities …
105defy — de|fy [ dı faı ] verb transitive * 1. ) to refuse to obey someone or something: DISOBEY: The commander defied a direct order to surrender. 2. ) to happen in a way that is different from what usually happens or what you expect: Buildings leaned… …
106flout — [ flaut ] verb transitive to deliberately refuse to obey a rule or custom: Skateboarders know they will be prosecuted if they flout the law …
107insubordination — in|sub|or|di|na|tion [ ,ınsəbɔrdn eıʃn ] noun uncount FORMAL behavior in which you refuse to obey or show respect for someone who has authority over you …
108thumb\ one's\ nose — v. phr. 1. To hold one s open hand in front of one s face with one s thumb pointed at one s nose as a sign of scorn or dislike. After Bob ran into the house he thumbed his nose at Tom through the window. 2. informal To look with disfavor or… …
109defy — [[t]dɪfa͟ɪ[/t]] defies, defying, defied 1) VERB If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way. [V n] This was the first (and last) time that I dared to defy… …
110too — I [[t]tu͟ː[/t]] ADDING SOMETHING OR RESPONDING ♦ 1) ADV: cl/group ADV You use too after mentioning another person, thing, or aspect that a previous statement applies to or includes. Nice to talk to you. Nice to talk to you too. ... I ve got a… …
