disobedience
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of disobedience
1350–1400; Middle English < Old French desobedience, equivalent to des- dis- 1 + obedience obedience
Example Sentences
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But Farbiarz was not inclined to let this disobedience go unpunished.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026
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 • Feb. 17, 2026
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 • Feb. 13, 2026
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 • Jan. 15, 2026
They traced their philosophy to Thoreau and Gandhi, debating the great works of civil disobedience at Floyd McKissick’s office on Main Street in study and prayer sessions that often lasted all night.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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