Oxford Dictionary English civil disobedience nounnoun BrE BrE//ˌsɪvl dɪsəˈbiːdiəns// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌsɪvl dɪsəˈbiːdiəns// [uncountable] Protest Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsrefusal by a large group of people to obey particular laws or pay taxes, usually as a form of peaceful political protest Wordfinderprotestcivil disobedience, demonstrate, hunger strike, march, occupy, placard, protest, riot, sabotage, uprising See related entries: ProtestSee civil disobedience in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: civil disobedience oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com