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obedience

 
 
pronunciation:
o bi di ns
part of speech: noun
definition: When people talk about obedience, they are talking about people following rules or doing what other people ask or demand of them. Obedience is the act of obeying other people, or repeated acts of obeying.
After a few weeks of training, everyone was amazed at the dog's obedience.The school expected obedience from its students, and breaking school rules was always punished.
antonyms:
rebellion