insubordinate
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From in- + subordinate,[1] on model of French insubordonné.[2]
Adjective
[edit]insubordinate (comparative more insubordinate, superlative most insubordinate)
- Rebellious or defiant to authority; contumacious.
- 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:
- I remembered with confusion my insubordinate and stealthy conduct, and when I saw where it had brought me […] I felt ashamed to look him in the face.
Translations
[edit]rebellious
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Noun
[edit]insubordinate (plural insubordinates)
- A person who defies authority.
References
[edit]- ^ “insubordinate, adj. and n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “insubordinate (adj.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Italian
[edit]Adjective
[edit]insubordinate
Spanish
[edit]Verb
[edit]insubordinate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of insubordinar combined with te