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Acquiesence vs Obedience - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between acquiesence and obedience

is that acquiesence is a state or instance of acquiescing or passively accepting something, without necessarily consenting to it while obedience is persuasion; allegiance.

acquiesence

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A state or instance of acquiescing or passively accepting something, without necessarily consenting to it.

    • obedience

    English

    (wikipedia obedience)

    Alternative forms

    * , (l) (qualifier)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality of being obedient.
    • Obedience is essential in any army.
  • * 1918 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), Chapter VIII
    • Cautioning Nobs to silence, and he had learned many lessons in the value of obedience since we had entered Caspak, I slunk forward, taking advantage of whatever cover I could find...

    Related terms

    * obey * obedient

    Synonyms

    * submission

    Antonyms

    * disobedience, defiance, rebellion (ignoring ) * violation (ignoring, especially rules ) * control, dominance (ruling )

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