obedience

/əʊˈbiːdiəns/ noun [U]

Definition

› when someone is willing to do what they are told to do: He demanded complete obedience from his soldiers. → Opposite disobedience

obedient

/əʊˈbiːdiənt/ adjective › willing to do what you are told to do: an obedient child/dog → Opposite disobedient

(Definition of obedience noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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