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obedience
 
Noun obedience has 3 senses
  1. obedience, obeisance - the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
    --1 is a kind of submission, compliance
    Antonyms: disobedience, noncompliance
    --1 has particulars: truckling
    Derived form: verb obey1
  2. obedience - the trait of being willing to obey
    --2 is a kind of     tractability, tractableness, flexibility
    Antonyms: disobedience
    --2 has particulars: submissiveness
    Derived form: verb obey1
  3. obedience, respect - behavior intended to please your parents; "their children were never very strong on obedience"; "he went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes"
    --3 is a kind of filial duty
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