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insubordinate

noun

  1. a person who is disobedient to authority
L1448915 on Wikidata ↗

adjective

  1. disobedient to authority
L337801 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

adj

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

  1. Rebellious or defiant to authority; contumacious.

    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.

noun

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

  1. A person who defies authority.

verb

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

  1. To rebel or defy authority.

    I think it's moral to insubordinate against a controlling boss.