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adjective
- 1. defiant of authority; disobedient to orders: "an insubordinate attitude"
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INSUBORDINATE definition: 1. (of a person) not willing to obey orders from people in authority, or (of actions and speech…. Learn more.
The meaning of INSUBORDINATE is disobedient to authority. How to use insubordinate in a sentence.
INSUBORDINATE meaning: 1. (of a person) not willing to obey orders from people in authority, or (of actions and speech…. Learn more.
noun [ U ] us / ˌɪn·səˌbɔr·d ə nˈeɪ·ʃən / Add to word list. the refusal to obey someone who is in a higher position than you and who has the authority to tell you what to do: She had recently been fired from her job for insubordination. (Definition of insubordination from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
If you say that someone is insubordinate, you mean that they do not obey someone of higher rank. [ formal ] In industry, a worker who is grossly insubordinate is threatened with discharge.
Insubordinate definition: not submitting to authority; disobedient. See examples of INSUBORDINATE used in a sentence.
Insubordinate implies failure or refusal to submit to the authority of a superior: was fired for being insubordinate. Rebellious implies open defiance of authority or resistance to control: rebellious students demonstrating on campus.
Definitions of insubordinate. adjective. not submissive to authority. “a history of insubordinate behavior” “ insubordinate boys” synonyms: defiant, noncompliant. boldly resisting authority or an opposing force. contumacious. wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient. disobedient, unruly. unwilling to submit to authority. mutinous.
Definition of insubordinate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
INSUBORDINATE meaning: not obeying authority refusing to follow orders.
