Resist vs Disobey - What's the difference?
resist | disobey |
To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-28, author=(Joris Luyendijk)
, volume=189, issue=3, page=21, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
, title= To withstand the actions of.
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*, chapter=16
, title= To oppose.
(obsolete) To be distasteful to.
* 1608 , , II. iii. 29:
In transitive terms the difference between resist and disobey
is that resist is to withstand the actions of while disobey is to refuse to obey an order of (somebody).In intransitive terms the difference between resist and disobey
is that resist is to oppose while disobey is to refuse to obey.As a noun resist
is a protective coating or covering.resist
English
Verb
(en verb)Our banks are out of control, passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around.}}
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=The preposterous altruism too!
- These cates resist me,
