noun
Freq #20204
Meanings
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noun
Refusal to obey orders or accept the authority of someone above you.
The soldier was discharged for insubordination after ignoring a direct command.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
1
noun
· refusal to obey orders or...
rebelliousness
Word family
Forms
insubordinations
Etymology
From in- + subordination, on the model of French insubordination.