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
Alleging disobedience, among other claimed doctrinal infractions, the OCA excommunicated the Homyks and longtime parish council leader Rivera.
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Pardons have sometimes been used in the past — in some cases wisely, in others not — to turn the page on divisive episodes of civil disorder and disobedience.
—The Editors, National Review, 22 Jan. 2025
That kind of aspirational-prediction dynamic is informing Trump’s disobedience of congressional statutes that limit his control over the executive branch.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2025
These laws sought to punish the people of Massachusetts for their disobedience during the Boston Tea Party by suspending civil government and trial by jury, among other things.
—Lawrence B.a. Hatter / Made By History, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Pardons have sometimes been used in the past — in some cases wisely, in others not — to turn the page on divisive episodes of civil disorder and disobedience.
—The Editors, National Review, 22 Jan. 2025
That kind of aspirational-prediction dynamic is informing Trump’s disobedience of congressional statutes that limit his control over the executive branch.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2025
These laws sought to punish the people of Massachusetts for their disobedience during the Boston Tea Party by suspending civil government and trial by jury, among other things.
—Lawrence B.a. Hatter / Made By History, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Disobedience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disobedience. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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