insubordination
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8.5
- noun
- /ˌɪnsəˌbɔːrdɪˈneɪʃən/
:
insubordinación
- A final common reason cited for teacher dismissals is insubordination.
- insubordination and disobedience
- military insubordination
- report insubordination
And on top of this, Chang still suffers from spying, insubordination and defection from his generals.
- And on top of this, Chang still suffers from spying, insubordination and defection from his generals.
- I will kill myself in order to assert my insubordination, my new and dreadful liberty.
Examples
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I was fired for insubordination.
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The company has a strict policy against insubordination to ensure all employees follow the rules.
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It's insubordination and it must be stopped.
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For a second there, I thought you would be arrested for insubordination.
Fiction book (1990) -
I'm beginning to find your insubordination very annoying.
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All right, that's enough of this insubordination!
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The army doesn't tolerate insubordination, under any circumstances.
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Sister Nanette sent her to the headmistress's office for insubordination.
Fiction book (1999) -
Austin has a GPA of 2.5, writes at the sixth-grade level, and frequently receives in-school suspension for insubordination.
Academic text (2013) -
His repeated acts of insubordination led to disciplinary action from his supervisor.
Synonyms
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5.3
Open refusal to obey people in charge or rules
55
4.2
Refusing to obey rules or people in charge
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7.7
Failure to follow a rule, order, or request
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6.7
A strong wish not to follow rules or authority
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7.2
A situation where people do not follow rules and cause disorder
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7.2
A tendency to be difficult to control and to disobey rules
Antonyms
How Obedient
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2.6
171
5.0
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8.5
76
5.3
128
4.1
7
8.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
insubordination = subordination (transparent) = in + subordinate + ion
Adding negative 'in-' to 'subordination' gives a readily understandable meaning of lack or refusal of subordination.
Etymology
Insubordination comes from in- 'not' and subordinate 'placed under', the same root you see in the everyday word subordinate. So insubordination is like 'not being under' someone's orders and now means refusing to obey or show respect to a person in authority.