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DISOBEDIENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The failure to obey
Synonyms:
disobedience; noncompliance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("disobedience" is a kind of...):
insubordination; rebelliousness (an insubordinate act)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disobedience"):
contempt (a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body)
contumacy (willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court)
Antonym:
obedience (the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person)
Derivation:
disobedient (not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority)
disobey (refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The trait of being unwilling to obey
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("disobedience" is a kind of...):
intractability; intractableness (the trait of being hard to influence or control)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disobedience"):
badness; mischievousness; naughtiness (an attribute of mischievous children)
Antonym:
obedience (the trait of being willing to obey)
Derivation:
disobedient (unwilling to submit to authority)
