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Definitions for insubordinate
ˌɪn səˈbɔr dn ɪtin·sub·or·di·nate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. insubordinateadjective

    not submissive to authority

    "a history of insubordinate behavior"; "insubordinate boys"

  2. insubordinate, resistant, resistiveadjective

    disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

Wiktionary

  1. insubordinateadjective

    rebellious or defiant to authority

  2. insubordinateadjective

    contumacious

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  1. insubordinate

    Insubordinate refers to someone who is disobedient or rebellious towards authority or an established system. This could mean not following rules, defying orders, or displaying a lack of respect or challenge towards someone in a position of power such as a boss, teacher, or superior officer.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Insubordinateadjective

    not submitting to authority; disobedient; rebellious; mutinous

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Insubordinate

    in-sub-or′din-āt, adj. not subordinate or submissive: disobedient.—n. Insubordinā′tion.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. insubordinate

    Not submissive; not submitting to authority.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of insubordinate in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of insubordinate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of insubordinate in a Sentence

  1. Lori Lightfoot:

    President Catanzara has time and again deliberately misled our police officers by lying about the requirements of the policy and falsely claiming that there will be no repercussions if officers are insubordinate and refuse to follow a City and Department directive or order, catanzara is encouraging an unlawful strike and work stoppage which carries the potential to undermine public safety and expose our residents to irreparable harm, particularly during an ongoing pandemic.

  2. Albert Camus:

    Every insubordinate person, when he rises up against oppression, reaffirms thereby the solidarity of all men.

  3. Brian Jordan:

    Maybe that was the day I should have been insubordinate.

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