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insubordinate

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Definition of insubordinate

3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Rebellious or defiant to authority; contumacious.
    “I remembered with confusion my insubordinate and stealthy conduct, and when I saw where it had brought me […] I felt ashamed to look him in the face.”
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adj

  1. Rebellious or defiant to authority; contumacious.
    “I remembered with confusion my insubordinate and stealthy conduct, and when I saw where it had brought me […] I felt ashamed to look him in the face.”

verb

  1. (dialectal, informal, intransitive, nonstandard)To rebel or defy authority.
    “I think it's moral to insubordinate against a controlling boss.”

noun

  1. A person who defies authority.

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Etymology

From in- + subordinate, on model of French insubordonné.

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