obedient

adjective

/oʊˈbid·i·ənt/

Definition

› doing or willing to do what you have been asked or ordered to do by someone in authority: an obedient child obedience

/oʊˈbid·i·əns/ noun [U] › She demands absolute obedience to the rules.

(Definition of obedient adjective from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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