insubordination
/ˌɪnsəˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪnsəˌbɔːrdɪˈneɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /"+/ (ame, mw)
insubordination — noun
1. behaviour in which a person openly refuses to follow instructions or show proper
behaviour in which a person openly refuses to follow instructions or show proper respect to a manager, officer, or other person in charge
After shouting at the shift supervisor, Svetlana was fired for insubordination.
fired for insubordination
The sergeant charged the private with insubordination for refusing a direct command.
charged with insubordination
Hina's repeated insubordination toward the head nurse led to a formal disciplinary hearing.
Kwame regarded the email as a clear act of insubordination and called a team meeting.
The union argued that wearing a protest badge did not amount to insubordination.
- defiance
emphasises open, confrontational resistance more than the formal breach of hierarchy
- disobedience
broader term for failing to follow rules or orders; does not require a formal superior-subordinate relationship
- mutiny
specifically a collective uprising by soldiers or sailors against commanding officers — much more severe and specific
- compliance
acting in accordance with rules or orders
- subordination
the state of accepting a lower rank and obeying those above you
文法句型
act of insubordination
charged with insubordination
dismissed for insubordination
用法筆記
Used in formal, hierarchical settings — workplaces, the military, schools. For everyday situations (a child refusing a parent's request), 'disobedience' is the more natural word. The noun is uncountable; use 'an act of insubordination' to refer to a single occurrence.