insubordination

noun

Meaning

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.

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Related words

rebelliousness(English)insurrection(English)insurgency(English)subordination(English)rebellion(English)mutiny(English)disobedience(English)insubordinateness(English)disloyalty(English)willfully(English)desertion(English)fest(English)

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