disobedience

noun

ˌdis-ə-ˈbē-dē-ən(t)s How to pronounce disobedience (audio)
Definition of disobediencenext
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 Daemon chastising Ulf and Hugh over their disobedience, sowing the seeds of their discontent. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 The Catholic Church teaches that all other people are conceived with original sin as a result of Adam and Eve’s disobedience to God in the Garden of Eden. — Bridget Retzloff, The Conversation, 2 June 2026 There is zero tolerance for political disobedience. — Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books, 16 May 2026 He was also booked on fresh charges of felony vandalism, battery against a former dating partner and willful disobedience of a court order. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for disobedience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disobedience
  1. rebellion
  2. defiance
  3. willfulness
  4. rebelliousness
Noun
  • The pope will celebrate Mass in Cusco’s main square, where in 1781 the Indigenous hero Túpac Amaru II was killed following the most significant rebellion against the Spanish during the colonial era.
    — Luis Andres Henao, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The pope will celebrate Mass in Cuzco’s main square, where in 1781 the Indigenous hero Túpac Amaru II was killed after the most significant rebellion against the Spanish during the colonial era.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of rebellion
Noun
  • His choice of Miller sends an undeniable message of defiance to the incoming Democratic congressional majorities.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Both books are acts of defiance against this type of dehumanization, which makes some of the critical responses disappointing to say the least.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of defiance
Noun
  • And from that boredom, a different kind of will, the willfulness that accompanies a need to destroy that happiness.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
  • From grandmother to grandchild, these three sets of two sisters were powerful characters possessed with passion, willfulness, bravery, and devotion to each other.
    — Griffin Dunne, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of willfulness
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  • That’s great news for Vanguart’s four cofounders, who established the company in 2018 with a wealth of experience, if not some serious horological rebelliousness.
    — Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The stigma helped imprint a stamp of rebelliousness on the brand which lives on today, says Carpenter, even as Burton has become a fixture on resort slopes across the world and within the annals of Olympian history.
    — Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of rebelliousness

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“Disobedience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disobedience. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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