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Insubordination

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

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.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

“Green, who served as a technical manager in the network's Washington bureau, charged in her suit⟳ that she was subject to "repeated acts of insubordination by white male engineers and technicians, with the effect of the erosion and undermining of [her] ability to carry⟳ out her duties as supervisor."”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Insubres Insubria Insubstantial Insubstantiality insuccation insuccess

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