Disobedience (noun)

  1. The state or quality of not obeying; refusal or failure to obey.
  2. A refusal to comply with an order or rule.

Origin:

From the middle english disobediencie, from the old french desobeissance, from the latin disobedientia, from dis- + obedientia obedience.

Examples:

  1. His disobedience of the court order resulted in a fine.
  2. The punishment for disobedience in the military is strict.
  3. Her disobedience to her parents caused them to ground her.
  4. The dog's disobedience of the command caused frustration to its trainer.
  5. The workers' disobedience of the safety rules led to an accident.
Some random words: iconic, unflinching, unprovoked