insubordination
noun
the quality or condition of being insubordinate, or of being disobedient to authority; defiance: The employee was fired for insubordination.
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Words nearby insubordination
instrument flying, instrument landing, instrument panel, in style, insubordinate, insubordination, in substance, insubstantial, insudate, insufferable, insufficiency
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