disobedience

Noun

Meaning

Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or prohibition.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

insurrection naughtiness resistance rebellion violation mutiny insurgency infringement defiance transgression insubordination sedition infraction contravention irresponsibility

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Antonyms

obedience empire concord self-control agreement behavior

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Hypernyms

insubordination rebelliousness intractability intractableness

Hyponyms

badness naughtiness contempt contumacy mischievousness

Related terms

disobedient

Phrases with the word

civic disobedience peaceful disobedience intelligent disobedience

Examples

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves. Henry David Thoreau

Disobedience, in the eyes of any one who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion. Oscar Wilde

Government implies the power of making laws. It is essential to the idea of a law, that it be attended with a sanction; or, in other words, a penalty or punishment for disobedience. Alexander Hamilton

He alone can remit sins who is appointed our Master by the Father of all; He only is able to discern obedience from disobedience. Clement of Alexandria

Human history begins with man's act of disobedience which is at the same time the beginning of his freedom and the development of his reason. Erich Fromm

Disobedience is the vehicle of progress. John McAfee

Close letter words and terms

Disneyworld Disnification disnominate disobediency disobedient disobedient leaders