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insubordination

noun

Reveal meaning and examples

Refusal to obey or acknowledge legitimate authority.

The review distinguished constructive criticism from insubordination.

Dictionary practice example.

An apprentice's insubordination in the novel begins when she refuses the legitimate instruction to return borrowed printing tools at the agreed time.