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insubordinate Definition


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insubordinate
adj
    1. Disobedient; refusing to take orders or submit to authority.
      Thesaurus: impudent, impertinent, defiant, unruly, rude, rebellious, mutinous, disobedient, disorderly, refractory; Antonym: obedient, docile.
Derivative: insubordinately
adverb
    Derivative: insubordination
    noun
      The refusal to take orders or submit to authority
        Thesaurus: impudence, impertinence, rebellion, disobedience, defiance, mutiny, revolt, riotousness; Antonym: obedience, docility.
    Etymology: 19c.



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