as in rebellion
refusal to obey
they gave up on training the dog to fetch because of his constant disobedience
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Recent Examples of disobedience
Alleging disobedience, among other claimed doctrinal infractions, the OCA excommunicated the Homyks and longtime parish council leader Priscilla Rivera.
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Disgraced female Wakandan warrior Noni (voiced by Winnie Harlow), who has been banished from the kingdom’s female elite forces the Dora Milaje for disobedience, is dispatched on a mission to track-down the general and bring him back.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 June 2025
In 2016, a British passenger flying Flybe—a now-defunct regional airline—from Amsterdam to Exeter was fined more than $600 for his disobedience.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2025
The one who escalated the disobedience was the company under the direct command of its largest shareholder.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Disgraced female Wakandan warrior Noni (voiced by Winnie Harlow), who has been banished from the kingdom’s female elite forces the Dora Milaje for disobedience, is dispatched on a mission to track-down the general and bring him back.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 June 2025
In 2016, a British passenger flying Flybe—a now-defunct regional airline—from Amsterdam to Exeter was fined more than $600 for his disobedience.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2025
The one who escalated the disobedience was the company under the direct command of its largest shareholder.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disobedience
Noun
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In a world that equates stress with productivity, peace becomes a form of rebellion—and power.—
Jonathan Low,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Call it nostalgia or a rebellion against the clean functionality of minimalism, but romantic, decorative textiles are having a moment.—
Hannah Coates,
Vogue,
13 Aug. 2025
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North Korea, now a front-line participant in the war in Ukraine, continues to launch missiles in defiance of sanctions.—
Anthony Trotter,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 2025
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In a sign of the party's divide, Democrats have continued to push for a national redistricting panel that would remove partisanship from the process, even as some call for retaliation against Republicans in defiance of state limitations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Disobedience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disobedience. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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