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mutiny

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mu·ti·ny  (mytn-)
n. pl. mu·ti·nies
Open rebellion against constituted authority, especially rebellion of sailors against superior officers.
intr.v. mu·ti·nied, mu·ti·ny·ing, mu·ti·nies
To engage in mutiny.

[Obsolete mutine, from Old French mutin, rebellious, from muete, revolt, from Vulgar Latin *movita, from Latin movre, to move; see move.]

mutiny [mew-tin-ee]
Noun
pl -nies
open rebellion against authority, esp. by sailors or soldiers against their officers
Verb
[-nies, -nying, -nied]
to engage in mutiny: soldiers who had mutinied and taken control [Old French mutin rebellious]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mutinymutiny - open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
insurrection, revolt, uprising, rising, rebellion - organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
Verb1.mutiny - engage in a mutiny against an authority
rebel, rise up, arise, rise - take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

mutiny
verb 2. rebel, revolt, rise up, disobey, strike, resist, defy authority, refuse to obey orders, be insubordinate
Translations
Spanish mutiny [ˈmjuːtɪnɪ] nmotín m
viamotinarse

French mutiny [ˈmjuːtɪnɪ] nmutinerie f
vise mutiner

German mutiny [ˈmjuːtɪnɪ] nMeuterei f
vimeutern

Italian mutiny [ˈmjuːtɪnɪ] nammutinamento

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From scarlet the officer's face went white, for this was mutiny; and mutiny he had met and subdued before in his brutal career.
7 (1) - Causing or Conspiring with other persons to cause a mutiny or sedition in forces belonging to Her Majesty's Regular forces, Reserve forces, Auxiliary forces, or Navy.
It was they who had instigated the mutiny that they might seize and divide the catch of pearls which constituted the wealth of the Cowrie's cargo.
 
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