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insubordinate

/,ɪnsə'bɔrdənɪt/

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adjective
disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
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Similar:

resistant resistive noncompliant defiant
adjective
not submissive to authority
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"a history of insubordinate behavior" "insubordinate boys"

Similar:

contumacious unruly disobedient mutinous rebellious

Opposite:

subordinate

Examples of insubordinate

"a history of insubordinate behavior"
"insubordinate boys"