disobedience

[ dis-uh-bee-dee-uhns ]
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noun
  1. lack of obedience or refusal to comply; disregard or transgression.

Origin of disobedience

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Old French desobedience, equivalent to des-dis-1 + obedienceobedience

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British Dictionary definitions for disobedience

disobedience

/ (ˌdɪsəˈbiːdɪəns) /


noun
  1. lack of obedience

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