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English noun: obedience

1. obedience (act) the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person


Synonymsobeisance


Broader (hypernym)compliance, submission


Narrower (hyponym)truckling


Antonymsdisobedience, noncompliance

2. obedience (attribute) the trait of being willing to obey


Broader (hypernym)flexibility, tractability, tractableness


Narrower (hyponym)submissiveness


Attributedisobedient, obedient


Antonymsdisobedience

3. obedience (act) behavior intended to please your parents


SamplesTheir children were never very strong on obedience.
He went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes.


Synonymsrespect


Broader (hypernym)filial duty









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