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How to spell disobeyed

Disobeyed is spelled D-I-S-O-B-E-Y-E-D.

What it means: Refused to follow an order or rule.

In a sentence: The puppy disobeyed the command and ran into the yard. ▶

The part people get wrong

Keep the y and add -ed because a vowel comes before y.

Same family: disobey, disobeying, disobeys. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

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