Definition of DISOBEDIENCE

Examples of disobedience in a Sentence

The student's disobedience shocked the teacher. The dog was punished for its disobedience.

Recent Examples on the Web

Mokriak’s disobedience as characteristic of Ukraine’s defiance. — James Marson, WSJ, "‘He Is a Patriot’: Ukrainians Rally Around Defiant Sailor Detained by Russia," 3 Dec. 2018 Many on the left cheered the efforts, citing the Trump administration’s policies toward immigrants as attacks on human rights that deserved the same sort of public displays of disobedience that defined the civil rights and gay rights movements. — Washington Post, "Tempers raised by immigration issue give way to insults," 26 June 2018 Many on the left cheered the efforts, citing the Trump administration’s policies toward immigrants as attacks on human rights that deserved the same sort of public displays of disobedience that defined the civil rights and gay rights movements. — Washington Post, "Tempers raised by immigration issue give way to insults," 26 June 2018 Many on the left cheered the efforts, citing the Trump administration’s policies toward immigrants as attacks on human rights that deserved the same sort of public displays of disobedience that defined the civil rights and gay rights movements. — Washington Post, "Tempers raised by immigration issue give way to insults," 26 June 2018 Many on the left cheered the efforts, citing the Trump administration’s policies toward immigrants as attacks on human rights that deserved the same sort of public displays of disobedience that defined the civil rights and gay rights movements. — Washington Post, "Tempers raised by immigration issue give way to insults," 26 June 2018 Many on the left cheered the efforts, citing the Trump administration’s policies toward immigrants as attacks on human rights that deserved the same sort of public displays of disobedience that defined the civil rights and gay rights movements. — Washington Post, "Tempers raised by immigration issue give way to insults," 26 June 2018 In the essay, Thoreau observes that the government, in the face of disobedience, attacks our material and physical comfort through fines and imprisonment. — Kelly Scott Franklin, WSJ, "‘The Road to Walden’ Review: Peripatetic Ponderings," 12 July 2018 Many on the left cheered the efforts, citing the Trump administration’s policies toward immigrants as attacks on human rights that deserved the same sort of public displays of disobedience that defined the civil rights and gay rights movements. — Washington Post, "Tempers raised by immigration issue give way to insults," 26 June 2018

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