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insubordination

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in·sub·or·di·nate  (ns-bôrdn-t)
adj.
Not submissive to authority: has a history of insubordinate behavior.
insub·ordi·nate n.
insub·ordi·nate·ly adv.
insub·ordi·nation n.
Synonyms: insubordinate, rebellious, mutinous, factious, seditious
These adjectives mean in opposition to and usually in defiance of established authority. Insubordinate implies failure or refusal to recognize or 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.
Mutinous pertains to revolt against constituted authority, especially that of a naval or military command: mutinous sailors defying the captain.
Factious implies divisiveness, dissension, or disunity within a group or an organization: "The army has been embroiled in a standoff battle against a [hornets'] nest of factious groups" (Time).
Seditious applies mainly to the treasonous stirring up of resistance against a government: rebels distributing seditious pamphlets.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.insubordination - defiance of authority
defiance, rebelliousness - intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
subordination - the quality of obedient submissiveness
2.insubordination - an insubordinate act
rebelliousness
resistance - group action in opposition to those in power
contumacy - obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority
disobedience, noncompliance - the failure to obey
insubordination
Translations
insubordination [ˈɪnsəˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃən] N → insubordinación f
insubordination [ˌɪnsəbɔːrdɪˈneɪʃən] n → insubordination f
insubordination
n → Aufsässigkeit f; (Mil) → Gehorsamsverweigerung f, → Insubordination f (dated)
insubordination [ˈɪnsəˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃ/ən] n → insubordinazione f
insubordination [ˈɪnsəˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃ/ən] n → insubordinazione f


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Yes, sir, it is; and it's only right to talk to him, too, because it's just as she says; she's trying to keep up discipline in the Rangers, and this insubordination of his is a bad example for them - now ain't it so, Marse Tom?
A Horse's Tale by Twain, Mark View in context
When the common soldiers are too strong and their officers too weak, the result is insubordination.
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The adjutant told them that the affair was likely to take a very bad turn: that a court-martial had been appointed, and that in view of the severity with which marauding and insubordination were now regarded, degradation to the ranks would be the best that could be hoped for.
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