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nonobedience

American

[non-oh-bee-dee-uhns] / ˌnɒn oʊˈbi di əns /

noun

absence or lack of obedience.

Other Word Forms

nonobedient adjective
nonobediently adjective

Etymology

Origin of nonobedience

First recorded in 1575–85; non- + obedience

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