noun
Formal term for refusal to obey authority, rules, or orders. Often used in legal, military, or organizational contexts.
上司に対する不服従は、懲戒処分の対象となる。
Insubordination toward a superior is subject to disciplinary action.
その兵士は命令への不服従
The soldier was punished for disobedience to orders.
Antonym; 従順 means 'obedient' or 'docile', the opposite of 不服従.
Compound of 不 (fu, 'not') + 服従 (fukujū, 'obedience'), itself from 服 (fuku, 'submit') + 従 (jū, 'follow').