insubordination


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in·sub·or·di·nate

(ĭn′sə-bôr′dn-ĭt)
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: insubordinate, rebellious, mutinous, factious, seditious
These adjectives mean engaged in or promoting the defiance of established authority. Insubordinate implies failure or refusal to submit to the authority of a superior: was fired for being insubordinate.
Rebellious implies open defiance of authority or resistance to control: rebellious students demonstrating on campus.
Mutinous pertains to revolt against constituted authority, especially that of a naval or military command: mutinous sailors defying the captain.
Factious implies unruly dissension within a group or organization: "The army has been embroiled in a standoff battle against a [hornets'] nest of factious groups" (Time).
Seditious applies mainly to the treasonous stirring up of resistance against a government: rebels distributing seditious pamphlets.
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in•sub•or•di•na•tion

(ˌɪn səˌbɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən)
n.
disobedience to authority.
[1785–95]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. insubordination - defiance of authority
defiance, rebelliousness - intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
subordination - the quality of obedient submissiveness
2. insubordination - an insubordinate act
resistance - group action in opposition to those in power
contumacy - obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority
disobedience, noncompliance - the failure to obey
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insubordination

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insubordination

noun
The condition or practice of not obeying:
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Translations
عِصْيان، تَمَرُّد، عَدَم خُضوع
nekázeň
ulydighed
fegyelemsértés
óhlÿîni
asilikisyankârlıkitaatsizlik

insubordination

[ˈɪnsəˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃən] N → insubordinación f
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insubordination

[ˌɪnsəbɔːrdɪˈneɪʃən] n → insubordination f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

insubordination

n → Aufsässigkeit f; (Mil) → Gehorsamsverweigerung f, → Insubordination f (dated)
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insubordination

[ˈɪnsəˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃ/ən] n → insubordinazione f
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insubordinate

(insəˈboːdənət) adjective
(of a person or his behaviour) disobedient or rebellious. an insubordinate employee. ongehoorsaam عاصٍ، مُتَمَرِّد непокорен insubordinado neukázněný widersetzlich ulydig απείθαρχος insubordinado, indisciplinado sõnakuulmatu نافرمان؛ سرکش tottelematon indiscipliné מרדן अवज्ञाकारी nepokoran engedetlen tidak patuh óhlÿðinn insubordinato 反抗的な 복종하지 않는 nepaklusnus nepakļāvīgs; nepaklausīgs tidak patuh ongehoorzaam ulydig, oppsetsig buntowniczy په خپل سر، ناتابع، نافرمانه، سركښ insubordinado indis­ci­plinat неподчиняющийся neposlušný, nepoddajný nepokoren nepokoran olydig, uppstudsig กระด้างกระเดื่อง itaatsiz, asi, isyankâr 不服從的,違抗的 неслухняний, непокірний نا فرمان không vâng lời 不服从的,反抗的
ˈinsuˌbordiˈnation (-boː-) noun
ongehoorsaamheid عِصْيان، تَمَرُّد، عَدَم خُضوع непокорство insubordinação nekázeň die Widersätzlichkeit ulydighed απειθαρχία insubordinación vastuhakk سرکشی tottelemattomuus insubordination מרדן अनादर, अवज्ञा nepokornost fegyelemsértés ketidakpatuhan óhlÿðni insubordinazione 反抗 불복종 nepaklusnumas nepakļāvība; nepaklausība ketidakpatuhan ongehoorzaamheid ulydighet, oppsetsighet nieposłuszeństwo په خپل سروالى، غاړه غړونه insubordinação indiscipli­nă; insubordonare неподчинение neposlušnosť nepokornost nepokornost insubordination, uppstudsighet ความกระด้างกระเดื่อง itaatsizlik, asilik, isyankârlık 違抗 неслухняність, непокірність حکم عدولی sự không vâng lời 反抗
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When the common soldiers are too strong and their officers too weak, the result is insubordination. When the officers are too strong and the common soldiers too weak, the result is collapse.
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It ain't good for her, and the surgeon don't like it, and tried to persuade her not to and couldn't; and when he ORDERED her, she was that outraged and indignant, and was very severe on him, and accused him of insubordination, and said it didn't become him to give orders to an officer of her rank.
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As night approached, it proving impossible to quell her insubordination by rebuke or threats of punishment, Master Brackett, the jailer, thought fit to introduce a physician.
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The adjutant told them that the affair was likely to take a very bad turn: that a court-martial had been appointed, and that in view of the severity with which marauding and insubordination were now regarded, degradation to the ranks would be the best that could be hoped for.
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"She says she won't!" Nibs exclaimed, aghast at such insubordination, whereupon Peter went sternly toward the young lady's chamber.
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Thus, though he had paid the highest wages, he joined the Mine-owners' Association, engineered the fight, and effectually curbed the growing insubordination of the wage-earners.
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"Pardon me, my dear," he said with affected solemnity, "for mentioning these disagreeable particulars, the natural though regrettable incidents of a conjugal quarrel-- resulting, doubtless, from the luckless wife's insubordination."
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And, then, other reasons make me act mildly towards you; in the first place, because you are a man of sense, a man of excellent sense, a man of heart, and that you will be a capital servant to him who shall have mastered you; secondly, because you will cease to have any motives for insubordination. Your friends are now destroyed or ruined by me.
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But however angry the Arabs might have been at the insubordination of their slaves, they were at least convinced that it would be the better part of wisdom to forego the pleasure of firing the village that had given them two such nasty receptions.
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As a matter of fact, Snider, it seemed to me, was taking advantage of every opportunity, however slight, to show insubordination, and I determined then that at the first real breach of discipline I should take action that would remind Snider, ever after, that I was still his commanding officer.
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Well, well, Miss Sedley was exceedingly alarmed at this act of insubordination.
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The spirit of insubordination, which emanated from the unfortunate Asa, had spread among his juniors; and the squatter had been made painfully to remember the time when, in the wantonness of his youth and vigour, he had, reversing the order of the brutes, cast off his own aged and failing parents, to enter into the world unshackled and free.
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