に逆らった

went against

→ に

phrase Rare #38,103

went against The past-tense form of に逆らう, used when someone disobeys or defies a person, authority, order, or expectation. Depending on context, it can also mean “disobeyed.”

JA: 彼は先生の忠告に逆らった。

EN: He went against his teacher’s advice.

命令に逆らった彼は自分でものを考え自分で判断した

By disobeying the order, he thought for himself and made his own decision.

— ア・フュー・グッドメン (1992)

ドーソンは命令に逆らったのだ

Dawson disobeyed orders.

— ア・フュー・グッドメン (1992)

彼が両親に逆らったはずがない。

He can't have defied his parents.

我々に逆らった罰だ

This is your punishment for defying us.

— es［エス］ (2001)