insubordination
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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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