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- Dictionarydisobedience/ˌdɪsəˈbiːdɪəns/
noun
- 1. failure or refusal to obey rules or someone in authority: "disobedience to law is sometimes justified"
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DISOBEDIENCE definition: 1. the quality of being disobedient (= refusing to do what someone in authority tells you to do…. Learn more.
: refusal or neglect to obey. Synonyms. balkiness. contrariness. contumacy. defiance. frowardness. insubordination. intractability. obstreperousness. rebellion. rebelliousness. recalcitrance. refractoriness. unruliness. waywardness. willfulness. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of disobedience in a Sentence.
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person. a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body. willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court.
Disobedience is deliberately not doing what someone tells you to do, or what a rule or law says that you should do.
noun. /ˌdɪsəˈbiːdiəns/ [uncountable] the act of failing or refusing to obey. His behaviour was seen as another act of disobedience. disobedience to somebody/something their disobedience to the king. their disobedience to authority. see also civil disobedience opposite obedience. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Join us.
DISOBEDIENT definition: 1. refusing to do what someone in authority tells you to do: 2. refusing to do what someone in…. Learn more.
Refusal to obey; failure to follow rules, commands, etc.; insubordination. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: undutifulness. treachery. recusancy. perfidy. dereliction. defiance. noncompliance. mutiny. insubordination. intractableness. insubmission. unruliness. refractoriness. indocility. contumacy. Antonyms: obedience. submission.
Define disobedience. disobedience synonyms, disobedience pronunciation, disobedience translation, English dictionary definition of disobedience. n. Refusal or failure to obey. dis′o·be′di·ent adj. dis′o·be′di·ent·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
the quality of being disobedient (= refusing to do what someone in authority tells you to do): They were taught not to question their leaders, and disobedience was harshly punished. Parents should not encourage disobedience by rewarding bad behavior. See. disobedient.
Disobedience is deliberately not doing what someone in authority tells you to do, or what a rule or law says that you should do. A single act of rebellion or disobedience was often enough to seal a woman's fate.
