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
More to the point, the government's understaffing and high caseload is a problem of its own making and absolutely does not justify flagrant disobedience of court orders.
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Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
As litigation commenced and DHS officials were called to testify, judges became frustrated at the rampant false testimony and disobedience of the government.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
The passenger was arrested, and now faces charges of crime of resistance and disobedience.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
The streak of disobedience and Alonso’s demoralised acceptance of it summed up a coach who had hit a dead end.
—New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
As litigation commenced and DHS officials were called to testify, judges became frustrated at the rampant false testimony and disobedience of the government.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
The passenger was arrested, and now faces charges of crime of resistance and disobedience.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
The streak of disobedience and Alonso’s demoralised acceptance of it summed up a coach who had hit a dead end.
—New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disobedience
Noun
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And, as a heterosexual couple, wasn’t living in sin our final, sole, tiny act of rebellion?—
Eva Wiseman,
Vogue,
7 May 2026
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Call it a small rebellion against clocks—the things leftists call capitalism’s tool for controlling workers’ time—or just blame Los Angeles traffic.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
6 May 2026
Noun
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His campaign is built around an appeal to mainstream Republicans, swing voters and old-school conservatives who see his defiance of Trump in 2020 as a mark of independence rather than betrayal.—
Joe Kovac,
AJC.com,
12 May 2026
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Despite that effort, Hoskins and other Republican statewide officials enacted the map in defiance of decades of precedent.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Those leaders who ignore or flout the law aren’t merely unethical but fatally arrogant, putting their childish willfulness over the wisdom of generations.—
David Brooks,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Though the Durutti Column had been a disaster, Wilson was fascinated by the guitarist, who admired punk’s willfulness even though his own musical taste tended toward jazz, blues, and the classical tradition.—
Brad Shoup,
Pitchfork,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The pseudo-goth hair and costume choices speak to an inner rebelliousness that isn’t so much unleashed as forced loose by a system that values the appearance of a mythical impartiality over her humanity, leaving her with little recourse but to step outside the confines of the law.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
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The natural obstinacy and rebelliousness of Israa’s teenage years are hyperaccelerated by culture clashes with both her family and the other kids around her.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Disobedience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disobedience. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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