Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Neglect of obedience.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Neglect of obedience; failure to obey.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Lack of obedience; failure to obey.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ obedience

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Examples

  • OJ not only failed to obey this rule, but he really took it to that next level of nonobedience.

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  • She might as well have said, “If you don’t want to be pregnant don’t have sex, oh, and by the way, we will treat you if your husband beats you up for your nonobedience.”

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