Definitions for disobedience

disobedience dis·o·be·di·ence

Spelling: [dis-uh-bee-dee-uh ns]
IPA: /ˌdɪs əˈbi di əns/

Disobedience is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 18 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.

You can make 515 anagrams from letters in disobedience (bcddeeeiinos).

Definitions for disobedience

noun

  1. lack of obedience or refusal to comply; disregard or transgression.

Origin of disobedience

1350-1400; Middle English Old French desobedience, equivalent to des- dis-1 + obedience obedience

Examples for disobedience

The most malign of all these dangers today is disregard and disobedience of law.

disobedience of the rules is a mainstay of nonviolent resistance.

disobedience has never been a fault amongst us, and I am sure you will not be the one to inaugurate it.

My hardships, I felt, were by reason of my disobedience to God's will.

The security forces also attacked a local mosque, which they believed was encouraging the disobedience.

Only days later, however, they maimed her in retribution for her disobedience.

So I was brought up before a military tribunal for disobedience.

Evelyn had in some way managed to make her a party to her disobedience.

Or will it intimidate the country into greater obedience, fearful that disobedience will provoke a whirlwind?

Not a symptom of disobedience during the rest of the voyage.

Word Value for disobedience
Scrable

18

Words with friends

21

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