as in rebellion
refusal to obey
they gave up on training the dog to fetch because of his constant disobedience
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Recent Examples of disobedience
Whistle-blowing, by contrast, is closer to deliberate disobedience on the battlefield.
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Michael Walzer, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
Popular on Variety In another dream, the Old Man Creator sees four mischievous coyotes, the embodiment of disobedience and defiance.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024
The Faustian tale is always a diabolically theological one, an orthodox tale with doubt, risk, and disobedience at its center.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Some districts in Ohio, such as Cleveland Municipal, reduced the number of disobedience suspensions of Black children over the past year, but the number in the state overall climbed to more than 78,400 in 2022-23, up 16% from the previous year.
—Meredith Kolodner, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
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Michael Walzer, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
Popular on Variety In another dream, the Old Man Creator sees four mischievous coyotes, the embodiment of disobedience and defiance.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024
The Faustian tale is always a diabolically theological one, an orthodox tale with doubt, risk, and disobedience at its center.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Some districts in Ohio, such as Cleveland Municipal, reduced the number of disobedience suspensions of Black children over the past year, but the number in the state overall climbed to more than 78,400 in 2022-23, up 16% from the previous year.
—Meredith Kolodner, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Disobedience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disobedience. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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