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insubordination

(ɪnsəbɔːʳdɪneɪʃən)
uncountable noun
Insubordination is a refusal to obey someone of higher rank.
[formal]
Hansen and his partner were fired for insubordination.
Synonyms: disobedience, rebellion, defiance, revolt More Synonyms of insubordination

Examples of 'insubordination' in a sentence
insubordination

He had to make an example of the old man's insubordination, and make others fear to follow in his footsteps.
Dobbs, Michael WALL GAMES
the first to crack down on any hint of insubordination amongst the junior officers.
MacNeill, Alastair CODE BREAKER
`Violence towards other prisoners, insubordination, possession of just about everything illicit.
Parkes, Roger RIOT
(noun) 
The two men were fired for insubordination.
Synonyms
disobedience
Any further disobedience will be severely punished.
rebellion
He engaged in a small act of rebellion against his heritage.
defiance
his courageous defiance of the government
revolt
a revolt by ordinary people against the leaders
mutiny
A series of mutinies in the armed forces destabilized the regime.
insurrection
They were plotting to stage an armed insurrection.
indiscipline
sedition
recalcitrance
ungovernability
riotousness
mutinousness
Opposites
submission
,
compliance
,
obedience
,
discipline
,
deference
,
subordination
,
acquiescence
,
docility

Additional synonyms

in the sense of defiance
Definition
open resistance to authority or opposition
his courageous defiance of the government
Synonyms
resistance,
challenge,
opposition,
confrontation,
contempt,
disregard,
provocation,
disobedience,
insolence,
insubordination,
rebelliousness,
recalcitrance,
contumacy (literary)
in the sense of insurrection
Definition
the act of rebelling against an established authority
They were plotting to stage an armed insurrection.
Synonyms
rebellion,
rising,
revolution,
riot,
coup,
revolt,
uprising,
mutiny,
insurgency,
putsch,
sedition
in the sense of mutiny
Definition
open rebellion against authority, esp. by sailors or soldiers against their officers
A series of mutinies in the armed forces destabilized the regime.
Synonyms
rebellion,
revolt,
uprising,
insurrection,
rising,
strike,
revolution,
riot,
resistance,
disobedience,
insubordination,
refusal to obey orders

Nearby words of
insubordination

  • instrument
  • instrumental
  • insubordinate
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  • insubstantial
  • insufferable
  • insufficiency

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