Disobey
Disobey verb - To go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of.
Fail and disobey are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fail" instead a verb "Disobey".
Nearby Word: disobeying
Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Frieza takes Vegeta from his father when he was just a little boy in what was implied to be a deal forced upon his dad, and Frieza also threatened to kill his father should Vegeta disobey him or fail.
Source: You Said You Would Let Them Go -
The first is with Olga Gurlukovich: The Patriots kidnap her child immediately after birth, and threaten to kill her child should Olga either disobey their orders or fail her mission (in this case, if Raiden ends up killed).
Source: I Have Your Wife
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