disobedience

dis·obe·di·ence

noun \ˌdis-ə-ˈbē-dē-ən(t)s, -ō-ˈbē-\

Definition of DISOBEDIENCE

: refusal or neglect to obey

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

Related to DISOBEDIENCE

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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