insubordinate

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   not submissive to authority

   a history of insubordinate behavior

2. 2
   adj

   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.

3. 3
   verb

   To rebel or defy authority.

   I think it's moral to insubordinate against a controlling boss.

4. 4
   adj

   disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

5. 5
   noun

   A person who defies authority.

Etymology

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