insubordinate

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

insubordinate (comparative more insubordinate, superlative most insubordinate)

1. 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

rebellious

• Bulgarian: недисциплиниран (bg) (nediscipliniran)
• Danish: ulydig
• Hungarian: fegyelemsértő, függelemsértő, parancsmegtagadó, engedetlen (hu), ellenszegülő (hu)
• Latin: contumax
• Manx: neuchurmeydagh
• Maori: whakakeke, whakatete
• Swedish: uppstudsig (sv)

Noun

insubordinate (plural insubordinates)

1. A person who defies authority.

Italian

Adjective

insubordinate

1. feminine plural of insubordinato

Spanish

Verb

insubordinate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of insubordinar combined with te