English → Latin
“disobedience” in Latin
immodestiaintemperate or licentious behaviourcontumāxinsolent, obstinate, stiff-necked, defiant; who refuses to appear in a court of law, in disobedience of a summons; unyie
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
disobedience
parendi dedignatio (Plin., Pan. 18): cf., inobedientia not till Tert., etc.: immodestia (bold, reckless disobedience, want of discipline): contumacia (stubbornness, intractableness).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for disobedience?
- The usual Latin words for “disobedience” are immodestia, contumāx. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.