insubordination
Meaning
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.
Synonyms
non-compliance
Translations
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Etymology
From in- + subordination, on the model of French insubordination.
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