disobedience

[dis-uh-bee-dee-uhns]

noun

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

disobedience

/ ˌdɪsəˈbiːdɪəns /

noun

1. lack of obedience

Word History and Origins

Origin of disobedience¹

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

Example Sentences

Communications Minister Rene Emmanuel Sadi on Sunday criticised "calls for insurrection, ghost towns or civil disobedience, which are likely to endanger the life of the nation, social peace, and economic development".

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“These are people who were, out of conscience, making a decision to engage in an act of civil disobedience,” she told the judge.

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Antifa -- whose name has roots in socialist groups in 1930s Germany that opposed Hitler -- has a track record of confronting right-wing groups and engaging in civil disobedience.

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The letter, addressed to white clergymen critical of King’s anti-segregation protests, defended nonviolent civil disobedience as a tactic in the fight for racial justice.

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Ms Hardy is aware of the illegality of using these types of drugs, but she claims the use is "righteous civil disobedience".

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