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nounthe act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
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"their children were never very strong on obedience"nounbehavior intended to please your parents
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nounthe trait of being willing to obeyOpposite:type of:
Definition that contains obedience
- correct punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
- religious a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
- punished subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
- discipline punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
- enforcement the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
- contempt a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
- subpoena a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court
- stooge a person of unquestioning obedience
- headstrong habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
- flunky a person of unquestioning obedience