1.
[syn: disobedience, noncompliance]
2. the trait of being unwilling to obey;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Disobedience \Dis`o*be"di*ence\, n.
Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or
prohibition.
[1913 Webster]
He is undutiful to him other actions, and lives in open
disobedience. --Tillotson.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
disobedience
n 1: the failure to obey [syn: disobedience, noncompliance]
[ant: abidance, compliance, conformation,
conformity, obedience, obeisance]
2: the trait of being unwilling to obey [ant: obedience]
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):
DISOBEDIENCE, n. The silver lining to the cloud of servitude.