disobey vs resist

disobey and resist both are verbs.

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

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

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

disobey (verb)	resist (verb)
refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient	stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
	withstand the force of something
	refuse to comply
	express opposition through action or words
	elude, especially in a baffling way
	resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ