disobedience

/dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪəns/

dɪs · ƏBIː · dɪəns (3 syllables)

English Noun Top 22,572

Definition

Refusal to obey.

Etymology

From Middle English disobedience, dysobediaunce, from Old French desobedience. By surface analysis, dis- + obedience. Displaced native Old English unhīersumnes.

Example Sentences

"The teacher complained of the child's disobedience."