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INSUBORDINATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An insubordinate act
Synonyms:
insubordination; rebelliousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("insubordination" is a kind of...):
resistance (group action in opposition to those in power)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "insubordination"):
contumacy (obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority)
disobedience; noncompliance (the failure to obey)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Defiance of authority
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("insubordination" is a kind of...):
defiance; rebelliousness (intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude)
Antonym:
subordination (the quality of obedient submissiveness)
