disobedience
/,disə'bi:djəns/
Definition
- Noun:
- The trait of being unwilling to obey: A characteristic or quality of a person who is not inclined to follow rules, commands, or authority.
- The failure to obey: The act or instance of refusing or neglecting to comply with an order, rule, or law.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The child's constant disobedience frustrated his parents. (The child's persistent unwillingness to obey frustrated his parents.)
- Disobedience of the court order could result in severe penalties. (The failure to obey the court order could result in severe penalties.)
- Civil disobedience is a form of nonviolent protest. (A refusal to obey certain laws as a form of peaceful political protest.)
Advanced Usage
- "Civil disobedience": The deliberate, public refusal to obey certain laws, demands, or commands of a government, as a form of peaceful political protest.
- The activists were arrested for their act of civil disobedience.
- "Willful disobedience": A deliberate and intentional refusal to obey.
- The soldier was court-martialed for willful disobedience of a direct order.
Variants and Related Words
- Disobedient (adj): Refusing to obey rules or someone in authority.
- The disobedient student was sent to the principal's office.
- Disobey (verb): To refuse or fail to obey rules, laws, or someone in authority.
- He chose to disobey the instructions.
Synonyms
- Defiance: Open resistance; bold disobedience.
- Insubordination: Refusal to submit to authority, especially in a military or workplace context.
- Noncompliance: Failure or refusal to comply with a rule, law, or request.
Antonyms
- Obedience: Compliance with an order, request, or law; submission to another's authority.
- Submission: The action of accepting or yielding to a superior force or authority.
Related Phrases
- Act of disobedience: A specific instance of refusing to obey.
- His lateness was seen as an act of disobedience.
- Spirit of disobedience: A general attitude or tendency to resist authority.
- The new policies fostered a spirit of disobedience among the workers.
Noun
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the trait of being unwilling to obey
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the failure to obey
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