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insubordinate - 5 dictionary results
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Language Translation for : insubordinate
| Spanish: | insubordinado, indisciplinado, | German: | widersetzlich, | Japanese: | 反抗的な |
| in·sub·or·di·nate
(ĭn'sə-bôr'dn-ĭt) Pronunciation Key
adj. Not submissive to authority: has a history of insubordinate behavior. in'sub·or'di·nate n., in'sub·or'di·nate·ly adv., in'sub·or'di·na'tion n. Synonyms: These adjectives mean in opposition to and usually in defiance of established authority. Insubordinate implies failure or refusal to recognize or submit to the authority of a superior: was fired for being insubordinate. |
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insubordinate (adj.)
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| insubordinate | |
adjective | |
| 1. | not submissive to authority; "a history of insubordinate behavior"; "insubordinate boys" [ant: subordinate] |
| 2. | disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority |
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Insubordinate
In`sub*or"di*nate\, a. Not submitting to authority; disobedient; rebellious; mutinous.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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