refusal+to+obey
81insubordination — [[t]ɪ̱nsəbɔː(r)dɪne͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT Insubordination is a refusal to obey someone of higher rank. [FORMAL] Hansen and his partner were fired for insubordination …
82revolt — verb 1》 rise in rebellion. ↘refuse to acknowledge someone or something as having authority. ↘[as adjective revolted] archaic having rebelled. 2》 cause to feel disgust. noun an attempt to end the authority of a person or group by rebelling …
83disobedience — n. 1. Infraction or violation (of a command), refusal to obey, breach of duty, disobeying. 2. Undutifulness, neglect of duty, unruliness, frowardness, indiscipline, contumacy …
84rebel — n Rebel, insurgent, iconoclast are comparable when they denote one who rises up against constituted authority or the established order. Rebel carries the strongest implication of a refusal to obey or to accept dictation and of actual, often armed …
85defiance — UK [dɪˈfaɪəns] / US noun [uncountable] refusal to obey a person or rule She spoke with a tone of defiance. in defiance of: Beef was reportedly exported from Britain in defiance of the ban …
86rebellion — UK [rɪˈbeljən] / US noun Word forms rebellion : singular rebellion plural rebellions 1) [countable/uncountable] an attempt to remove a government or leader by force an abortive military rebellion The capital was destroyed during the rebellion. in …
87defiance — [dɪˈfaɪəns] noun [U] refusal to obey a person or rule Goods were exported in defiance of the treaty.[/ex] …
88breach — [[t]britʃ[/t]] n. 1) an infraction or violation, as of a law, trust, faith, or promise 2) a gap made in a wall, fortification, line of soldiers, etc.; rift; fissure 3) the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture 4) a severance of friendly… …
89civil disobedience — civ′il disobe′dience n. gov the refusal to obey certain governmental laws or demands in order to influence legislation or policy, characterized by nonviolent methods as nonpayment of taxes and boycotting …
90contumacy — /ˈkɒntʃuməsi/ (say konchoohmuhsee) noun (plural contumacies) 1. stubborn perverseness or rebelliousness; wilful and obstinate resistance or disobedience to authority. 2. Law wilful refusal to obey an order of a court. {Middle English contumacie,… …
