disobey master

Frequency: 5.52.5 per million words

To not obey the person one serves or is controlled by, often in a historical or literary context.

disobeyVERB + NOUN

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master

Examples (10)

  • In the story, the slave who dared to disobey his master faced severe punishment.
  • The young apprentice learned quickly that to disobey his master would mean losing his position.
  • The dog was trained never to disobey its master.
  • The first law of robotics prevents any machine from disobeying its master.
  • He was a slave to his ambition, and he would never disobey that master.
  • "You must not disobey your master," the old man warned.
  • Having disobeyed his master only once, the genie was trapped in the lamp for a thousand years.
  • She wrestled with the decision to disobey her master and follow her own conscience.
  • The defiant servant openly disobeyed his master in front of all the guests.
  • If the golem were ever to disobey its master, it would crumble into dust.