DISOBEDIENCE
Dis`o*be"di*ence, n.
Defn: Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or
prohibition.
He is undutiful to him other actions, and lives in open disobedience.
Tillotson.
DISOBEDIENCY
Dis`o*be"di*en*cy, n.
Defn: Disobedience.
DISOBEDIENT
Dis`o*be"di*ent, a. Etym: [Pref. dis- + obedient. See Disobey,
Obedient.]
1. Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed by authority; — applied to persons and acts. This disobedient spirit in the colonies. Burke. Disobedient unto the word of the Lord. 1 Kings xiii. 26.
2. Not yielding.
Medicines used unnecessarily contribute to shorten life, by sooner
rendering peculiar parts of the system disobedient to stimuli. E.
Darwin.
DISOBEDIENTLY
Dis`o*be"di*ent*ly, adv.
Defn: In a disobedient manner.
DISOBEISANCE
Dis`o*bei"sance, n. Etym: [F. désobéissance.]