insubordinate
pronunciation
How to pronounce insubordinate in British English:
UK [ˌɪnsəˈbɔːdɪnət]
How to pronounce insubordinate in American English:
US [ˌɪnsəˈbɔːrdɪnət]
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- Adjective:
- not submissive to authority
- disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
Word Origin
- insubordinate (adj.)
- 1849, on model of French insubordonné (1789); from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + subordinate. Related: Insubordinately.
Example
- 1. To be insubordinate is to invite dismissal from a corporation .
- 2. The old school headteacher remembered him as an insubordinate child .
- 3. A pity that they chose such an insubordinate path for themselves .
- 4. A history of insubordinate behavior ; insubordinate boys .
- 5. When he did speak , he banged the table as if berating an insubordinate shareholder .