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English

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ subordination,[1][2] on the model of French insubordination.[3]

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Noun

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insubordination (countable and uncountable, plural insubordinations)

  1. 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.
    • 1987 February 1, Jennie McKnight, quoting Dorothy Green or her legal representative, “Black Lesbian Settles w/ABC”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 28, page 3:
      Green, who served as a technical manager in the network's Washington bureau, charged in her suit that she was subject to "repeated acts of insubordination by white male engineers and technicians, with the effect of the erosion and undermining of [her] ability to carry out her duties as supervisor."
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  1. ^ insubordination, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ insubordination, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  3. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “insubordination (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

French

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ subordination.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.sy.bɔʁ.di.na.sjɔ̃/
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Noun

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insubordination f (plural insubordinations)

  1. insubordination

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