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disobedience

[ dis-uh-bee-dee-uhns ]
/ ˌdɪs əˈbi di əns /
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noun
lack of obedience or refusal to comply; disregard or transgression.
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Origin of disobedience

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
lack of obedience
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