Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Insubordinate /ĭnˌ-səb-ôr'-dən-ātˌ/ · In·sub·or·di·nate · IPA /ˌɪnsəbˈɔrdənˌeɪt/ 01 a. Not submitting to authority; disobedient; rebellious; mutinous. 1. Not submitting to authority; disobedient; rebellious; mutinous.