English Explanatory Dictionary

disobedience

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Refusal to obey.

Pronunciation

/dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪəns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disobedience.wav

Word forms

disobedience disobediences

Etymology

From Middle English disobedience, dysobediaunce, from Old French desobedience. By surface analysis, dis- + obedience. Displaced native Old English unhīersumnes.

Synonyms

contumacy rebellion

Antonyms

obedience

Related words

disobedient

Derived words

civil disobedience intelligent disobedience
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