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disobedience

/dˌɪsʌbˈidiʌns/noun5 syllables

Disobedience means: the failure to obey.

Synonyms for disobedience3

noun, as in the failure to obey

noncompliance

also used for disobedience

contumacy, rebellion

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Opposites of disobedience

What does disobedience mean?2

noun

1

the failure to obey

2

the trait of being unwilling to obey

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with disobedience?1

four syllables

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Disobedience in a sentence

  • He couldn't suffer the slightest disobedience in his men.unknown
  • It was civil disobedience by labor that gave us our current rights.garynw
  • Your willful disobedience is what got you here.mccarras
  • The Catalan politicians are accused of disobedience, embezzlement, and malfeasance.Luornu
  • Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.Scott
  • I was condemned for my disobedience.unknown
  • The civil disobedience of the dead was heroic; the civil disobedience of the living is extremist and criminal.shekitten
  • His disobedience was a conscious act.Nylez

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Forms of disobedience

as a noun

plural
disobediences