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Obedience

noun/oʊbˈiːdiəns/
Definition
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
the trait of being willing to obey
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/oʊbˈiːdiəns/
🇬🇧British English
/əʊbˈiːdiəns/
🇮🇳Indian English
/əʊbˈiːdiəns/
3 syllables Say it as /oʊbˈiːdiəns/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
respectobeisance
Antonyms
disobedience
Parts of Speech
nounthe act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
nounthe trait of being willing to obey
nounbehavior intended to please your parents
“their children were never very strong on obedience”
Word Forms
obedientadjectivedutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke
obeyverbbe obedient to
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Gehorsam
der Akt des Gehorchens; pflichtbewusstes oder unterwürfiges Verhalten gegenüber einer anderen Person
🇫🇷French
obéissance
l'acte d'obéir; comportement respectueux ou soumis à l’égard d’une autre personne
🇪🇸Spanish
obediencia
el acto de obedecer; Comportamiento obediente o sumiso con respecto a otra persona.
🇮🇹Italian
obbedienza
l'atto di obbedire; comportamento doveroso o sottomesso nei confronti di un'altra persona
🇳🇱Dutch
gehoorzaamheid
de daad van gehoorzamen; plichtsgetrouw of onderdanig gedrag ten opzichte van een andere persoon
🇵🇹Portuguese
obediência
o ato de obedecer; comportamento zeloso ou submisso em relação a outra pessoa
🇷🇺Russian
послушание
акт подчинения; покорное или покорное поведение по отношению к другому человеку
India
🇮🇳Hindi
आज्ञाकारिता
आज्ञा मानने की क्रिया; किसी अन्य व्यक्ति के प्रति कर्तव्यनिष्ठ या विनम्र व्यवहार
🇧🇩Bengali
আনুগত্য
আনুগত্যের কাজ; অন্য ব্যক্তির প্রতি শ্রদ্ধাশীল বা বশ্যতাপূর্ণ আচরণ
🇮🇳Tamil
கீழ்ப்படிதல்
கீழ்ப்படிதல் செயல்; மற்றொரு நபரைப் பொறுத்தமட்டில் கடமையான அல்லது பணிந்த நடத்தை
🇮🇳Telugu
విధేయత
పాటించే చర్య; మరొక వ్యక్తికి సంబంధించి విధిగా లేదా విధేయతతో కూడిన ప్రవర్తన
🇮🇳Marathi
आज्ञाधारकता
आज्ञा पाळण्याची क्रिया; दुसऱ्या व्यक्तीच्या संदर्भात कर्तव्यपरायण किंवा नम्र वर्तन
🇮🇳Gujarati
આજ્ઞાપાલન
પાલન કરવાની ક્રિયા; અન્ય વ્યક્તિના સંદર્ભમાં કર્તવ્યપૂર્ણ અથવા આધીન વર્તન
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಿಧೇಯತೆ
ಪಾಲಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ; ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯನಿಷ್ಠ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಧೇಯ ವರ್ತನೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അനുസരണം
അനുസരിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി; മറ്റൊരു വ്യക്തിയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട് കർത്തവ്യമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിധേയത്വമുള്ള പെരുമാറ്റം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਆਗਿਆਕਾਰੀ
ਹੁਕਮ ਮੰਨਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ; ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੇ ਸਬੰਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਫਰਜ਼ ਜਾਂ ਅਧੀਨ ਵਿਹਾਰ
🇵🇰Urdu
اطاعت
اطاعت کا عمل؛ کسی دوسرے شخص کے حوالے سے فرض شناس یا مطیع سلوک
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
服从
服从的行为；对他人的尽职或顺从行为
🇯🇵Japanese
従順
従うという行為。他人に対する忠実または従順な行動
🇰🇷Korean
복종
순종하는 행위; 다른 사람에 대한 충실하거나 복종적인 행동
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự vâng lời
hành động tuân theo; hành vi có trách nhiệm hoặc phục tùng đối với người khác
🇹🇭Thai
การเชื่อฟัง
การเชื่อฟัง; ประพฤติตามหน้าที่หรือยินยอมต่อบุคคลอื่น
🇮🇩Indonesian
ketaatan
tindakan menaati; perilaku patuh atau tunduk terhadap orang lain
🇵🇭Filipino
pagsunod
ang pagkilos ng pagsunod; masunurin o masunurin na pag-uugali na may paggalang sa ibang tao
🇲🇾Malay
ketaatan
perbuatan taat; tingkah laku patuh atau patuh terhadap orang lain
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
طاعة
فعل الطاعة؛ السلوك المطيع أو الخاضع تجاه شخص آخر
🇮🇷Persian
اطاعت
عمل اطاعت؛ رفتار وظیفه شناسانه یا مطیعانه نسبت به شخص دیگر
🇹🇷Turkish
itaat
itaat etme eylemi; başka bir kişiye karşı saygılı veya itaatkar davranış
🇮🇱Hebrew
צִיוּת
פעולת הציות; התנהגות חובתית או כנועה ביחס לאדם אחר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'obedience'?
The primary meaning of 'obedience' is 'the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'obedience' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'obedience' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'obedience' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'obedience' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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