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

Afterwards, Gandhi presided over waves of civil disobedience protests, encouraging supporters of the Indian National Congress to manufacture contraband salt, boycott foreign goods, and face down phalanxes of lathi-wielding policemen.

From BBC

As the Manual for Courts-Martial puts it, disobedience is “at the peril of the subordinate.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

To Maxim Samson, a geographer, desire paths are small acts of disobedience, “a sign of defiance against inflexible design.”

From The Wall Street Journal