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misobedience

misobedience noun: mistaken obedience, or disobedience.

Noun

misobedience (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Mistaken obedience, or disobedience
    • our obedience be not misobedience1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC

Origin of misobedience

From mis- + obedience.

Questions about misobedience

What does misobedience mean?
Misobedience means mistaken obedience, or disobedience.
What part of speech is misobedience?
Misobedience is a noun.

Words near misobedience in the dictionary

  1. miso soup
  2. miso soups
  3. miso-
  4. miso-Christian
  5. miso-Christians
  6. misobedience
  7. misobey
  8. misobeyed
  9. misobeying
  10. misobeys
  11. misoblige

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