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disobedience

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dis⋅o⋅be⋅di⋅ence

  [dis-uh-bee-dee-uhns]
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–noun
lack of obedience or refusal to comply; disregard or transgression.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < OF desobedience, equiv. to des- dis- 1 + obedience obedience
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dis·o·be·di·ence   (dĭs'ə-bē'dē-əns)   
n.  Refusal or failure to obey.
dis'o·be'di·ent adj., dis'o·be'di·ent·ly adv.
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