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disobedience
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  1. disobedience
  2. civil disobedience

dis·obe·di·ence

noun \ˌdis-ə-ˈbē-dē-ən(t)s, -ō-ˈbē-\

Definition of DISOBEDIENCE

: refusal or neglect to obey
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Examples of DISOBEDIENCE

  1. The student's disobedience shocked the teacher.
  2. 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

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