insubordinate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective not submissive to authority
  2. adjective disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

Etymology

From in- + subordinate, on model of French insubordonné.

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