disobedience

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BrE /dɪsəˈbiːdiəns/ AmE /dɪsəˈbiːdiəns/

noun en → es

1 FAILURE TO OBEY [uncountable] B1

the act of not obeying rules, orders, or laws

desobediencia

  • act of disobedience

Collocations act of disobedience · punish for disobedience

  • The child's disobedience shocked the teachers.

    La desobediencia del niño sorprendió a los maestros.

2 RESISTANCE [uncountable] B2

the act of resisting authority or control

resistencia, rebeldía

  • act of disobedience

Collocations act of disobedience · show disobedience to authority

  • The soldiers' disobedience was a sign of their discontent.

    La desobediencia de los soldados era un signo de su malestar.