insubordinations

Acts of defiance

Insubordinations are instances of defying authority or refusing to follow orders.

The plural typically appears when cataloging offenses: His record showed multiple insubordinations over the past year.

A single act is an insubordination; the pattern of behavior is insubordination without the article.

workplace

defiances

Acts of bold resistance

write-ups · warnings · reprimands · misconduct · firings · HR · policies · directives · supervisors · managers

military

mutinies

Armed insubordination by crews

rebellions · court-martials · discharges · demotions · violations · breaches · desertions · rank · orders · commands

institutional

rebellions

Organized resistance to authority

violations · disobediences · authorities · hierarchies · rules · protocols · infractions · punishments · sanctions · consequences

Opposites
compliance and obedience

insubordinationsobedience

Compliance with authority

compliance · subordination · conformity · submission · compliances

respect for authority

insubordinationsdeference

Yielding to another's judgment

respect · reverence · loyalty · fealty · devotion

Family

insubordination

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