disobedience

American  

[dis-uh-bee-dee-uhns] / ˌdɪs əˈbi di əns /

noun

1. lack of obedience or refusal to comply; disregard or transgression.

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disobedience British  

/ ˌdɪsəˈbiːdɪəns /

noun

1. lack of obedience

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Etymology

Origin of disobedience

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

Example Sentences

That summer, 1960, Jackson came home and led a sit-in at the library, his arrest a first taste of civil disobedience.

From Los Angeles Times

Other groups are providing nonviolent civil disobedience training, for example, which organizers describe as calling attention to the injustice of the current policy.

From Salon

"Glasgow's long history of civil disobedience and meaningful change has been a barometer throughout the making of this film," he said.

From BBC

They knew civil disobedience must be civil, peaceful resistance peaceful.

From The Wall Street Journal

Acts of civil disobedience have a long and sometimes noble history, but the actors must also face the legal consequences.

From The Wall Street Journal