Definition of INSUBORDINATE

insubordinate

Meanings

Plural: insubordinates

Adjective

  • not submissive to authority
    • "a history of insubordinate behavior"
    • "insubordinate boys"

Adjective Satellite

  • disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

Adj

  • Rebellious or defiant to authority; contumacious.

Noun

  • A person who defies authority.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

resistant, resistive

Antonyms

subordinate

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