rebellion (redirected from Rebellions)

re·bel·lion  (r-blyn)

n.

1. Open, armed, and organized resistance to a constituted government.

2. An act or a show of defiance toward an authority or established convention.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rebelli, rebellin-, from rebellre, to rebel; see rebel.]

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rebellion [rɪˈbɛljən]

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) organized resistance or opposition to a government or other authority

2. dissent from an accepted moral code or convention of behaviour, dress, etc.

[via Old French from Latin rebelliō revolt (of those conquered); see rebel]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rebellion - refusal to accept some authority or code or convention; "each generation must have its own rebellion"; "his body was in rebellion against fatigue" resistance - group action in opposition to those in power
	2.	rebellion - organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another insurrection, revolt, uprising, rising conflict, struggle, battle - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" insurgence, insurgency - an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict intifada, intifadah - an uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000; "the first intifada ended when Israel granted limited autonomy to the Palestine National Authority in 1993" mutiny - open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)

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rebellion

noun

1. resistance, rising, revolution, revolt, uprising, mutiny, insurrection, insurgency, insurgence They soon put down the rebellion.

2. nonconformity, dissent, defiance, heresy, disobedience, schism, insubordination, apostasy He engaged in a small act of rebellion against his heritage.

Quotations
"Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God" [John Bradshaw]

Translations

rebellion [rɪˈbeljən] N → rebelión f, sublevación f

rebellion [rɪˈbɛljən] n

(against society, upbringing, one's parents) → rébellion f, révolte f

(MILITARY) (= uprising) → rébellion f, révolte f

(POLITICS) → rébellion f, révolte f

rebellion

n → Rebellion f, → Aufstand m; to rise (up) in rebellion → einen Aufstand machen, sich erheben

rebellion [rɪˈbɛljən] n → ribellione f

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rebellion [rɪˈbɛljən] n → ribellione f