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disobedience

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dis·o·be·di·ence  (ds-bd-ns)
n.
Refusal or failure to obey.
diso·bedi·ent adj.
diso·bedi·ent·ly adv.
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Noun1.disobediencedisobedience - the failure to obey
noncompliance
insubordination, rebelliousness - an insubordinate act
contempt - a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
contumacy - willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court
obedience, obeisance - the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
2.disobedience - the trait of being unwilling to obey
intractability, intractableness - the trait of being hard to influence or control
mischievousness, naughtiness, badness - an attribute of mischievous children
obedience - the trait of being willing to obey
disobedience
noun defiance, mutiny, indiscipline, revolt, insubordination, waywardness, infraction, recalcitrance, noncompliance, unruliness, nonobservance
Translations
Spanish disobedience [dɪsəˈbiːdɪəns] n → desobediencia
French disobedience [dɪsəˈbiːdɪəns] n → désobéissance f
German disobedience [dɪsəˈbiːdɪəns] n → Ungehorsam m
Italian disobedience [dɪsəˈbiːdɪəns] n → disubbidienza
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It is essential to the idea of a law, that it be attended with a sanction; or, in other words, a penalty or punishment for disobedience.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
The country is more or less familiar with the history of that garrison, particularly with the slaughter by the Sioux of a detachment of eighty-one men and officers--not one escaping--through disobedience of orders by its commander, the brave but reckless Captain Fetterman.
Present At A Hanging And Other Ghost Stories by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
Thwackum held, that this was flying in Mr Allworthy's face, who had intended to punish the fellow for his disobedience.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
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