insubordination
UK/'ɪnsə'bɔrdə'neʃən/US
C2
Definitions
n.
Refusal to obey orders or to accept the authority of a superior
不服从，抗命，违抗上级
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin-not, opposite of
+
sub-under, below
+
-ateto make, having
+
-ionact, process, state
=insubordination
in- (not) + subordination = the noun for refusing to be subordinate. Where subordination is submitting to those above you, insubordination is refusing that submission.
Root order still carries 34 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
The soldier was disciplined for insubordination after ignoring a direct order.
- 2.
Repeated insubordination can be grounds for dismissal.