DISOBEDIENCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The failure to obey

Synonyms:

disobedience; noncompliance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("disobedience" is a kind of...):

insubordination; rebelliousness (an insubordinate act)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disobedience"):

contempt (a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body)

contumacy (willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court)

Antonym:

obedience (the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person)

Derivation:

disobedient (not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority)

disobey (refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient)

Meaning:

The trait of being unwilling to obey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("disobedience" is a kind of...):

intractability; intractableness (the trait of being hard to influence or control)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disobedience"):

badness; mischievousness; naughtiness (an attribute of mischievous children)

Antonym:

obedience (the trait of being willing to obey)

Derivation:

disobedient (unwilling to submit to authority)