obedience

o-be-di-ence · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The act or practice of obeying; compliance with an order, request, or law.

  2. 2.

    The quality of being willing to obey.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    blind obedience — unquestioning compliance without independent thought
  • •
    obedience training — teaching an animal to follow commands

Related words

Antonyms: defiance, disobedience, rebellion
See also: compliance, obedient, obey
Synonyms: compliance, conformity, dutifulness, submission

Etymology

From Old French obedience, from Latin oboedientia ("obedience"), from oboedire ("to obey"), from ob- ("toward") + audire ("to hear, listen").