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Insubordinate

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Rebellious or defiant to authority; contumacious.

    "I remembered with confusion my insubordinate and stealthy conduct, and when I saw where it had brought me […] I felt ashamed to look him in the face."

Adjective
  1. 1
    disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority wordnet
  2. 2
    not submissive to authority wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A person who defies authority.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From in- + subordinate, on model of French insubordonné.

Etymology 2

From in- + subordinate, on model of French insubordonné.

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