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dis·o·be·di·ence
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ˌdɪs
əˈbi
di
əns
/
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noun
lack of obedience or refusal to comply; disregard or transgression.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Old French
desobedience,
equivalent to
des-
dis-
1
+
obedience
obedience
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disobedience
(ˌdɪsəˈbiːdɪəns)
—
n
lack of obedience
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
disobedience
c.1400, from O.Fr. desobedience, from a V.L. word (replacing L. inobedientia) from L. dis- (see
dis-
) + obedientia (see
obedience
). The English word replaced earlier desobeissance in this sense.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
In fact people were willing to engage in civil
disobedience
to get through
police lines and get to their property.
Though it may well qualify as civil
disobedience
at that point, unlike wearing
a kilt, traditionally.
Militancy, civil
disobedience
, and outright anti-capitalism are unlikely to
appeal to mainstream voters.
To placate law enforcement agencies organizers promised that no sit-ins or
civil
disobedience
stunts would occur.
First through demonstrating and, if necessary, through escalating forms of nonviolent obstruction and
disobedience
.
But those shallow foundations were vulnerable to individual acts of
disobedience
.
Civil
disobedience
new tactic in immigration reform fight.
If your dog shows aggression by
disobedience
or dominant behavior such as growling or nipping, seek professional advice.
Acts of civil
disobedience
thrive on attempts to make them obedient.
Civil
disobedience
is easy to embrace from a distance.
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"No: until I want the protection of Massachusetts to be extended to me in some distant Southern port, where my liberty is endangered, or until I am bent solely on building up an estate at home by peaceful enterprise, I can afford to refuse allegiance to Massachusetts, and her right to my property and life. It costs me less in every sense to incur the penalty of
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