Noun: disobedience ,dis-u'bee-dee-un(t)s or ,dis-ow'bee-dee-un(t)s
- The failure to obey
"The student's disobedience resulted in detention";
- noncompliance
- The trait of being unwilling to obey
"The cat's disobedience to commands is typical of the species"
Type of: insubordination, intractability, intractableness, rebelliousness
Antonym: obedience
Encyclopedia: Disobedience