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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the failure to obey;
[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.