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Vinony

disobedience

noun

  1. neglect or refusal to obey
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪəns/

noun

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

  1. Refusal to obey.

    “The teacher complained of the child's disobedience.”