Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disobedience

/dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪəns/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables
dis-obe-di-ence
IPA
/dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪəns/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Refusal to obey.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English disobedience, dysobediaunce, from Old French desobedience. By surface analysis, dis- + obedience. Displaced native Old English unhīersumnes.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: disobedience, desobedience

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪəns/

Usage

Inflected Forms

disobediences (plural)

Phrases

civil disobedience intelligent disobedience

Frequently Paired Words

disobedient

Synonyms

contumacy rebellion noncompliance

Antonyms

obedience

Rhymes With

obedience expedience

Questions

How do you pronounce disobedience?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪəns/.
What does disobedience mean?
Refusal to obey.
Where does disobedience come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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