Insubordinate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not submissive to authority

disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪnsəbˈɔːɹdᵻnət/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪnsəbˈɔːdɪnət/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪnsəbˈɔːdɪnət/

5 syllables Say it as /ˌɪnsəbˈɔːɹdᵻnət/.

Examples

a history of insubordinate behavior
insubordinate boys

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

resistant resistive

Antonyms

subordinate

Parts of Speech

adjective	not submissive to authority “a history of insubordinate behavior”
adjective	disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

Word Forms

resistance	noun	group action in opposition to those in power
resist	verb	express opposition through action or words

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unbotmäßig

nicht der Autorität unterworfen

🇫🇷French

insubordonné

pas soumis à l'autorité

🇪🇸Spanish

insubordinado

no sumiso a la autoridad

🇮🇹Italian

insubordinato

non sottomesso all'autorità

🇳🇱Dutch

ongehoorzaam

niet onderworpen aan autoriteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

insubordinado

não submisso à autoridade

🇷🇺Russian

непокорный

не подчиняющийся власти

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उद्धत

प्राधिकार के प्रति समर्पित नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অবাধ্য

কর্তৃত্বের বশ্যতা নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கீழ்படியாத

அதிகாரத்திற்கு அடிபணியவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

విధేయత లేని

అధికారానికి లొంగదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अधीनस्थ

अधिकाराच्या अधीन नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અગણિત

સત્તાને આધીન નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಧೀನ

ಅಧಿಕಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಮಣಿಯುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുസരണക്കേട്

അധികാരത്തിന് കീഴടങ്ങുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਧੀਨ

ਅਥਾਰਟੀ ਦੇ ਅਧੀਨ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

ماتحت

اتھارٹی کے تابع نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不服从的

不屈服于权威

🇯🇵Japanese

不従順な

権威に従わない

🇰🇷Korean

불복종하는

권위에 복종하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không tuân theo

không phục tùng chính quyền

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่อยู่ใต้บังคับบัญชา

ไม่ยอมแพ้ต่ออำนาจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

durhaka

tidak tunduk pada otoritas

🇵🇭Filipino

suwail

hindi sunud-sunuran sa awtoridad

🇲🇾Malay

tidak patuh

tidak tunduk kepada pihak berkuasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متمرد

عدم الخضوع للسلطة

🇮🇷Persian

نافرجام

تسلیم قدرت نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

itaatsiz

otoriteye boyun eğmeyen

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַרדָנִי

לא כפוף לסמכות

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