insubordination
English edit
Etymology edit
From French insubordination.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun edit
insubordination (countable and uncountable, plural insubordinations)
- The quality or state of being insubordinate; disobedience to lawful authority; specifically, an employee's failure or refusal to comply with a request or an assignment given by his/her supervisor.
Related terms edit
With prefixes
Translations edit
quality of being insubordinate
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French edit
Etymology edit
From in- + subordination.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
insubordination f (plural insubordinations)
Further reading edit
- “insubordination”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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