Obedience Meaning in English

word

US

/oʊˈbidiəns/

oh-BEE-dee-uhns

UK

/əʊbˈiːdiəns/

uh-BEE-dee-uhns

التعريف

Obedience is the act of doing what someone in authority tells you to do, or following rules and instructions.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Obedience' is formal and often used in contexts like laws, parents and children, teachers, religion, and military. Common collocations: 'blind obedience' (without questioning), 'demand obedience', 'show obedience'. Opposite: 'disobedience'. Not commonly used in everyday casual speech.

• Spanish: obediencia
• Portuguese (BR): obediência
• Portuguese (PT): obediência
• Chinese (Simplified): 服从 - 顺从
• Chinese (Traditional): 服從 - 順從
• Hindi: आज्ञाकारिता
• Arabic: الطاعة
• Bengali: আনুগত্য
• Russian: повиновение
• Japanese: 従順 - 服従
• Vietnamese: sự vâng lời - sự tuân theo
• Korean: 복종 - 순종
• Turkish: itaat - uysallık
• Urdu: اطاعت
• Indonesian: ketaatan

جمل نموذجية

Children should show obedience to their parents.

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The dog's obedience made training easy.

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Obedience to rules is important at school.

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Blind obedience can sometimes be dangerous.

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He demanded total obedience from his employees.

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Sometimes, a little obedience goes a long way in keeping peace.

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