as in rebellion
refusal to obey
the teen's unrelenting balkiness was truly frustrating
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Noun
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Knight, a Mississippi farmer and Confederate deserter, led a rebellion against the Confederacy during the American Civil War.Travis Bean, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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In June 1685, Avis Molland – by now widowed – emerges in court records as an informant about a potential revolt, at a time when the Duke of Monmouth was attempting a rebellion against the king.Julia Buckley, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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Their decision to kiss in front of the preachers was not just an act of defiance, but a message to the world.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The dissenters—who were ordered to leave Hanover within three days—became known as the Göttingen Seven, and their act of defiance was later enshrined in German history as a banner moment in the nation’s path to democracy.Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Such disrespect is in danger of being normalized as banter.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Stuff your tote with root vegetables that won’t burst all over your car on the way home (no disrespect, tomatoes).Editors of Bon Appétit, Bon Appétit, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Balkiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balkiness. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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