insubordinate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

in- +‎ subordinate

Adjective[edit]

insubordinate (comparative more insubordinate, superlative most insubordinate)

  1. Rebellious or defiant to authority; contumacious.
    • 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London, Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:
      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.

Translations[edit]

Noun[edit]

insubordinate (plural insubordinates)

  1. A person who defies authority.

Italian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

insubordinate

  1. feminine plural of insubordinato

Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

insubordinate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of insubordinar combined with te