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Insubordination Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Insubordination has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

defiance of authority

2

an insubordinate act

3

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
Antonyms
subordination
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
defiance resistance
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
contumacy disobedience
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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