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Obedience vs Disobedient - What's the difference?

obedience | disobedient |

As a noun obedience

is persuasion; allegiance.

As an adjective disobedient is

not obedient.

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...

    Synonyms

    * submission

    Antonyms

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

    disobedient

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not obedient.
  • Derived terms

    * disobediently