English-German translation for "disobedience"

"disobedience" German translation

disobedience
[disoˈbiːdiəns; -sə-]noun | Substantiv s

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Ungehorsam, Unfolgsamkeit, Widerspenstigkeit Gehorsamsverweigerung Nichtbefolgung
  • Ungehorsammasculine | Maskulinum m
    disobedience lack of obedience
    Unfolgsamkeitfeminine | Femininum f
    disobedience lack of obedience
    Widerspenstigkeitfeminine | Femininum f (to gegen)
    disobedience lack of obedience
    disobedience lack of obedience
  • Nichtbefolgungfeminine | Femininum f (of a law eines Gesetzes)
    disobedience of law or rule
    disobedience of law or rule
examples
Ein solches Verhalten der Pferde wird häufig als Ungehorsamkeit fehlinterpretiert.
Instead, people treat this behaviour as disobedience.
Source: Europarl
Und anscheinend gehorchte er Gott nicht, und das der Gipfel des Ungehorsams gegenüber Autorität.
And apparently, he disobeyed God, and that's the ultimate disobedience to authority.
Source: TED
Einige von ihnen sprechen sich inzwischen für passiven Widerstand und zivilen Ungehorsam aus.
Some of these now call for passive resistance and civil disobedience.
Source: News-Commentary
Es gibt Leute, die sich dagegen wehren, die ergreifen Maßnahmen, z. B. des civil disobedience.
There are people who resist, who take action, such as civil disobedience.
Source: Europarl
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