insubordinate
English edit
Etymology edit
in- + subordinate
Adjective edit
insubordinate (comparative more insubordinate, superlative most insubordinate)
- Rebellious or defiant to authority; contumacious.
- 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London, Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:
- I remembered with confusion my insubordinate and stealthy conduct, and when I saw where it had brought me […] I felt ashamed to look him in the face.
Translations edit
rebellious
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Noun edit
insubordinate (plural insubordinates)
- A person who defies authority.
Italian edit
Adjective edit
insubordinate
Spanish edit
Verb edit
insubordinate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of insubordinar combined with te