Defiance vs Disobedience - What's the difference?
defiance | disobedience | Synonyms |
The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.
*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=6, title= Refusal to obey.
Disobedience is a antonym of defiance.
As nouns the difference between defiance and disobedience
is that defiance is the feeling, or spirit of being defiant while disobedience is refusal to obey.defiance
English
(wikipedia defiance)Noun
A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=But Sophia's mother was not the woman to brook defiance . After a few moments' vain remonstrance her husband complied. His manner and appearance were suggestive of a satiated sea-lion.}}
disobedience
English
Noun
- The teacher complained of the child's disobedience .