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Insubordinate   /ɪnsəbˈɔrdənˌeɪt/  /ɪnsəbˈɔrdənət/   Listen
Insubordinate

adjective
1.
Not submissive to authority.  "Insubordinate boys"
2.
Disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority.  Synonyms: resistant, resistive.





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"Insubordinate" Quotes from Famous Books



... the day at Saint-Cloud, Jean thought himself unhappy, and unhappy he became in fact. He was wilfully, deliberately insubordinate, proud of ...
— The Aspirations of Jean Servien • Anatole France
... Larry and presently made friends with him. They were Princess Tina and a young scientist named Harl, both of the world of 2930. The two cages had come from 2930. The larger one had been stolen by an insubordinate Robot named Migul—a pseudo-human ...
— Astounding Stories, May, 1931 • Various
... saw nothing in Martin Luther but a vulgar, insubordinate, quarrelsome monk. Could the Inquisition have laid hold of him, it would have speedily disposed of his affair; but, as the conflict went on, it was discovered that Martin was not standing alone. Many ...
— History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science • John William Draper
... and serve their betters. Of course, when the animated machines did take to thinking for themselves, and to showing that they had done so, the Cordelier regarded it as most awkward and inconvenient—a piece of insubordinate presumption that must be stamped out at once, and not suffered to ...
— For the Master's Sake - A Story of the Days of Queen Mary • Emily Sarah Holt
... the Pay Warrant, which gives the young Army of Occupation a bonus from February 1st, and gives us nothing for doing their job until May, when suddenly a civilian passed us with a mere nod. Mr. Carfax went on with his insubordinate conversation, oblivious to ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, March 19, 1919 • Various


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