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单词 insubordination
释义

insubordinate

adjective

in·​sub·​or·​di·​nate ˌin(t)-sə-ˈbȯr-də-nət How to pronounce insubordinate (audio)
-ˈbȯrd-nət
: disobedient to authority
insubordinate noun
insubordinately adverb
insubordination
ˌin(t)-sə-ˌbȯr-də-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce insubordinate (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • balky
  • contrary
  • contumacious
  • defiant
  • disobedient
  • froward
  • incompliant
  • intractable
  • obstreperous
  • rebel
  • rebellious
  • recalcitrant
  • recusant
  • refractory
  • restive
  • ungovernable
  • unruly
  • untoward
  • wayward
  • willful
  • wilful
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Example Sentences

His behavior was unprofessional and insubordinate. the junior officer was court-martialed for being insubordinate
Recent Examples on the Web The motion also perpetuates a false narrative of persecution and misconduct, portraying Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates as ineffectual, FBI Director James Comey as insubordinate, and FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page as nefarious. Jonathan Stevenson, The New York Review of Books, 15 May 2020 In one contretemps, Mr. Kraft regarded Scott Carpenter, one of America’s original astronauts, as insubordinate on a Mercury flight and grounded him permanently. Robert D. Mcfadden, New York Times, 22 July 2019 Jones ultimately concluded Daeschner was insubordinate and dishonest regarding her oversight of the toddler’s case, according to the investigator’s notes. oregonlive, 30 Nov. 2019 The rulers of the Joseon dynasty, for instance, used to send insubordinate aristocrats there to stop them from meddling in politics. The Economist, 18 Jan. 2020 Some said overzealous and occasionally insubordinate — insistent on his vision of correct police work. Adam Carlson, PEOPLE.com, 1 Jan. 2020 These are not the insubordinate and unprofessional 2011 Red Sox who buried themselves in a heap of beer cans and chicken bones in an epic September collapse. Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2019 According to the report, quote, one source telling ABC that the draft report explicitly uses the words insubordinate to describe Comey's behavior. Fox News, 6 June 2018 Is that -- is that insubordinate or is that responsible? Fox News, 9 Sep. 2018 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1828, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

insubordinate

adjective

in·​sub·​or·​di·​nate ˌin-sə-ˈbȯr-də-nət How to pronounce insubordinate (audio)
: not obeying authority : disobedient

insubordination

noun

as in rebellion
refusal to obey was fired for chronic insubordination

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • rebellion
  • disobedience
  • defiance
  • rebelliousness
  • disrespect
  • unruliness
  • willfulness
  • contumacy
  • recalcitrance
  • contrariness
  • rudeness
  • waywardness
  • refractoriness
  • intractability
  • obstreperousness
  • frowardness
  • noncooperation
  • stubbornness
  • insolence
  • balkiness
  • civil disobedience
  • impoliteness
  • pigheadedness
  • inconsiderateness
  • ungraciousness
  • peevishness
  • perversity
  • obduracy
  • obstinacy
  • impudence
  • inconsideration
  • pertinacity
  • impertinence
  • doggedness
  • tenacity
  • tenaciousness
  • obdurateness
  • mischievousness
  • hardheadedness
  • self-will
  • discourteousness
  • pertinaciousness
  • mulishness
  • naughtiness
  • obstinateness
  • knavery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • subordination
  • obedience
  • compliance
  • submission
  • subservience
  • amiability
  • subserviency
  • agreeability
  • slavishness
  • tractability
  • submissiveness
  • subordinateness
  • amenability
  • tractableness
  • deference
  • docility
  • dutifulness
  • trainability
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