rebellion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebelling.
An organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.

/ɹɪˈbɛl.i.ən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rebellion.wav

rebellion rebellions

From Middle English rebellioun, rebellion, from Old French rebellion, from Latin rebelliō. Equivalent for rebel + -ion.

uprising

obedience submission

rebel rebellious

antirebellion armed rebellion Boxer Rebellion minirebellion prerebellion subrebellion

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