disobedience
dis·obe·di·ence
noun \ˌdis-ə-ˈbē-dē-ən(t)s, -ō-ˈbē-\Definition of DISOBEDIENCE
: refusal or neglect to obey
See Examples of DISOBEDIENCE
- The student's disobedience shocked the teacher.
- The dog was punished for its disobedience.
First Known Use of DISOBEDIENCE
15th century
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Synonyms: balkiness, contrariness, contumacy, defiance, frowardness, insubordination, intractability, obstreperousness, rebellion, rebelliousness, recalcitrance, refractoriness, unruliness, waywardness, willfulness
Antonyms: compliance, obedience, submission, subordinateness, subordination, tractability, tractableness
Related Words: civil disobedience, noncooperation; discourteousness, disrespect, impertinence, impoliteness, impudence, inconsiderateness, inconsideration, insolence, rudeness, ungraciousness; doggedness, hardheadedness, mulishness, obduracy, obdurateness, obstinacy, obstinateness, peevishness, pertinaciousness, pertinacity, perversity, pigheadedness, self-will, stubbornness, tenaciousness, tenacity; knavery, mischievousness, naughtiness
Near Antonyms: agreeability, amenability, amiability; slavishness, submissiveness, subservience, subserviency; trainability; deference, docility, dutifulness
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