disobedience

[Pref. dis, and Eng. obedi ence (q. v.); Ital. disobbedienza; Sp. & Port. dis obediencia.] 1. A failure to obey the lawful commands or pro-. hibitions of a superior; willful neglect or violation of duty; a disregard of orders. "Disobedience and resistance made up the ordinary life of that population." -Macaulay: Hist. Eng . , ch. xiii. 2. Non-compliance. "This disobedience of the moon will prove The sun's bright orb does not the planets move." Black more : Creation.