Insubordinate \In`sub*or"di*nate\, a. Not submitting to authority; disobedient; rebellious; mutinous.
insubordinate adj 1: not submissive to authority; "a history of insubordinate behavior"; "insubordinate boys" [ant: {subordinate}] 2: disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority [syn: {resistant}, {resistive}]