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Meanings of insubordination in English

Catalan
insubordinació
Spanish
insubordinación

Defiance of authority.

insubordinació
Portuguese
rebeldia
Catalan
rebel·lia

An insubordinate act.

rebeldia
Usage of insubordination in English
1
Well, put it aside; let us move to the matter of insubordination.
Empire of Ivory
2
The absence of Smith had caused disorder and insubordination in the colony.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10
3
MacArthur went public with their differences, which the president regarded as insubordination.
Reuters
4
He didn't even show up for his last OPR interview, therefore insubordination.
The bricklayer
5
Harder for someone to prove insubordination or treason that way, he suspected.
In Fire Forged
6
Never in his life had he encountered such insubordination among his men.
The Genius
7
He therefore endured with fretful patience the insubordination of Pitt and Fox.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
8
The whole bias of your mind has been towards insubordination and lawlessness.
Ghosts
9
And they will lock you up into the bargain because of insubordination.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
10
The King now induced Clement to summon him to answer for insubordination.
Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II
11
When evening came, there were symptoms of insubordination through the whole school.
The Hoosier Schoolmaster: A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana
12
Among all classes of them we became aware of a growing insubordination.
Tales of the Fish Patrol
13
One of the men was Fittock, who had been flogged for insubordination.
The Only Victor
14
You have been insubordinate, and for insubordination there is but one penalty.
Love-at-Arms / Being a Narrative Excerpted from the Chronicles o...
15
Most of the are charged with drunkenness or insubordination or being A.W.O.L.
The new yorker
16
Remember, you can still have me shot for insubordination and conduct unbecoming-
Beverly of Graustark
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Translations for insubordination
Portuguese
rebeldia
Insubordination through the time
Insubordination across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common