Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)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.

    Ungehorsamkeit, Befehlsverweigerung, Insubordination

    неподчине́ниеnepodčinénije, неповинове́ниеnepovinovénije, ослуша́ниеoslušánije

More definitions
  • an insubordinate act
  • defiance of authority

Examples

4 sentences
  1. I don't tolerate insubordination.

    ruЯ не терплю неподчинения.

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  2. I do not tolerate insubordination.

    Я не терплю порушення субординації.

    ruЯ не терплю нарушений субординации.

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  3. This is insubordination.

    deDas ist Gehorsamsverweigerung.

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  4. If they do what I say, I will be very generous. If not... Well, let's just say I deal harshly with insubordination.

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Translations

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Русский
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quality of being insubordinate:
Deutsch
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quality of being insubordinate:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: insubordinations
Singularinsubordination
Pluralinsubordinations

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

See also

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