disobey vs counteract

disobey and counteract both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disobey	No	No	Yes	No
counteract	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, counteract is a hyponym of disobey; that is, counteract is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disobey:

Other hyponyms of disobey include sit in, countermine, sabotage, subvert, undermine, weaken, balk, baulk, jib, resist.

disobey (verb)	counteract (verb)
refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient	act in opposition to
	destroy property or hinder normal operations
	oppose or check by a counteraction
	oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions