insubordination

== English == === Etymology === From in- +‎ subordination, on the model of French insubordination. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === insubordination (countable and uncountable, plural insubordinations) 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. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Etymology === From in- +‎ subordination. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.sy.bɔʁ.di.na.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === insubordination f (plural insubordinations) insubordination === Further reading === “insubordination”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012