insubordination

CEFRC2

/ˌɪnsəˌbɔrdəˈneɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Refusal to obey someone who has authority.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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.

Examples

  • The employee was fired for active insubordination against the manager.

  • I do not tolerate insubordination.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • I don't tolerate insubordination.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The manager fired the employee for repeated blank during team meetings.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From in- + subordination, on the model of French insubordination.