| NOUN | act | disobedience, noncompliance | the failure to obey |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | disobedience | the trait of being unwilling to obey |
| Sounds | dih.sahbiy'diyahns; dih.sowbiy'diyahns | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... | |
| Meaning | The failure to obey. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | noncompliance | |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| Broader | insubordination, rebelliousness | An insubordinate act |
| Opposite | conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance | Acting according to certain accepted standards |
| obedience, obeisance | The act of obeying | |
| Spanish | desobediencia, incumplimiento | |
| Catalan | desobediència | |
| Adjectives | disobedient | not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority |
| Verbs | disobey | refuse to go along with |
| Meaning | The trait of being unwilling to obey. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | naughtiness, mischievousness, badness | An attribute of mischievous children |
| Broader | intractability, intractableness | The trait of being hard to influence or control |
| Opposite | obedience | The trait of being willing / willing to obey |
| Spanish | desobediencia | |
| Catalan | desobediència | |
| Adjectives | disobedient | unwilling to submit / submit to authority |
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