insubordination
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From in- + subordination,[1][2] on the model of French insubordination.[3]
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
[edit]insubordination (countable and uncountable, plural insubordinations)
- 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.
Related terms
[edit]With prefixes
Translations
[edit]quality of being insubordinate
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References
[edit]- ^ “insubordination, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ “insubordination, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “insubordination (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From in- + subordination.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]insubordination f (plural insubordinations)
Further reading
[edit]- “insubordination”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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