/ Dictionary / Index I insubordinate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: in•sub•or•di•nate Pronunciation: (in"su-bôr'dn-it), [key] — adj. not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier. not lower. —n. a person who is insubordinate. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: insubordinate (Thesaurus) instrument station insubstantial Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language