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# insubordination

noun (no plural)

«insubordination» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Insubordination is refusing to obey people in charge; disobedience to authority. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insubordination/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales soldiers or servants rebel against a leader; in school, refusing to follow a teacher's rule

### Examples

- The captain punished the insubordination of his crew. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insubordination/#x1)
- Refusing to tidy up is a form of insubordination. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insubordination/#x2)
- The rebels showed insubordination to the king. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insubordination/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «insubordination» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insubordination/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«insubordination» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/insubordination.html) on Mova free.