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Definition of Disobedience
1. Noun. The failure to obey.
Generic synonyms: Insubordination, Rebelliousness
Specialized synonyms: Contempt, Contumacy
Derivative terms: Disobedient, Disobey, Noncompliant
Antonyms: Obedience, Compliance
2. Noun. The trait of being unwilling to obey.
Specialized synonyms: Badness, Mischievousness, Naughtiness
Derivative terms: Disobedient
Antonyms: Obedience
Definition of Disobedience
1. n. Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or prohibition.
Definition of Disobedience
1. Noun. Refusal to obey. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Disobedience
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disobedience
Literary usage of Disobedience
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lectures on the Moral Government of God by Nathaniel William Taylor (1859)
"Section 6 : The law expresses God's preference of obedience to disobedience, all
things considered. —Two opposite views on this subject possible ..."
2. A Treatise on the Law of Crimes by William Lawrence Clark, William Lawrence Marshall, Herschel Bouton Lazell (1905)
"disobedience to Lawful Orders—(a) disobedience to a Statute.—It is a misdemeanor
to willfully do or omit to do an act concerning the public which is ..."
3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1909)
"This court has repeatedly said that, where the Injury to the servant is occasioned
by his disobedience to the orders of the master, such disobedience Is the ..."
4. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1847)
"THE disobedience OF ORDERS BY LIEUT. HUNTER, OF THE NAVY. — In the few remarks
which ensue, we disclaim all intention of advocating disobedience of orders; ..."
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