different between dogged vs disobedient

English

Etymology 1

From the verb to dog.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation): IPA^(key): /d??d/
• (US): enPR: dôgd, IPA^(key): /d??d/
• (cot-caught merger) IPA^(key): /d??d/

Verb

dogged

1. simple past tense and past participle of dog

Etymology 2

From Middle English dogged, doggid, doggyd (“characteristics similar to that of a dog”), equivalent to dog +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation): enPR: d?g'?d, IPA^(key): /?d???d/
• (US): enPR: dôg'?d, IPA^(key): /?d???d/

Adjective

dogged (comparative more dogged, superlative most dogged)

1. stubbornly persevering, steadfast

Synonyms

• committed, determined, persistent, steadfast, tenacious
• See also Thesaurus:obstinate

Derived terms

• doggedly (adv)
• doggedness (n)

Translations

Adverb

dogged (not comparable)

1. (dated, slang) very

English

Etymology

From Old French desobedient; morphologically, from dis- +? obedient.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?s.??bi?.d??nt/

Adjective

disobedient (comparative more disobedient, superlative most disobedient)

1. Not obedient.

Derived terms

• disobediently

Related terms

• disobedience

Translations

Noun

disobedient (plural disobedients)

1. One who disobeys.
   • 1972, Social Theory and Practice (volume 2, page 493)

     Since civil disobedients act conscientiously, Cohen believes that “extra-long prison terms will not make better men of these disobedients, nor much deter others of similar conviction.”