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
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.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 June 2025
Alleging disobedience, among other claimed doctrinal infractions, the OCA excommunicated the Homyks and longtime parish council leader Priscilla Rivera.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 5 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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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 June 2025
Alleging disobedience, among other claimed doctrinal infractions, the OCA excommunicated the Homyks and longtime parish council leader Priscilla Rivera.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 5 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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As Pietro becomes more impatient with Gatti, hearing about Felice’s losing streak in his nightly phone calls home, Felice is prompted into his first, necessary act of rebellion against his father’s loving but stifling authority.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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Although the political protests in Los Angeles included some violence, the judge reasoned that the violence did not rise to a rebellion and did not prevent a traditional police response.—
Luke William Hunt,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His defiance has earned him a bump in public support, with recent polls showing more Brazilians blame Bolsonaro's camp for the tariffs than the sitting government.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Israel captured the West Bank from Jordan in the 1967 war and began establishing Jewish settlements there soon after in defiance of international law.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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While this change reduces the explicit admission of willfulness, a narrative is still required.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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This element of female rebelliousness is very important to me.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Disobedience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disobedience. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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