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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 [ˈmjuːtɪnɪ]
n pl -nies
(Military) (Transport / Nautical Terms) open rebellion against constituted authority, esp by seamen or soldiers against their officers
vb -nies, -nying, -nied
(Military) (Transport / Nautical Terms) (intr) to engage in mutiny
[from obsolete mutine, from Old French mutin rebellious, from meute mutiny, ultimately from Latin movēre to move]
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
noun
rebellion, revolt, uprising, insurrection, rising, strike, revolution, riot, resistance, disobedience, insubordination, refusal to obey orders A series of mutinies in the armed forces destabilized the regime.
verb
rebel, revolt, rise up, disobey, strike, resist, defy authority, refuse to obey orders, be insubordinate Units around the city mutinied after receiving no pay.
Translations
mutiny [ˈmjuːtɪnɪ]
A. Nmotín m
B. VIamotinarse

mutiny [ˈmjuːtɪni]
nmutinerie f
to be convicted of mutiny → être reconnu(e) coupable de mutinerie
vi [soldiers, sailors] → se mutiner

mutiny (Naut, fig)
nMeuterei f
vimeutern

mutiny [ˈmjuːtɪnɪ]
1. nammutinamento
2. viammutinarsi

mutiny [ˈmjuːtɪnɪ]
1. nammutinamento
2. viammutinarsi

mutiny
n mutiny [ˈmjuːtini]
(a) refusal to obey one's senior officers in the navy or other armed services There has been a mutiny on HMS Tigress; The sailors were found guilty of mutiny. muitery تَمَرُّد، عِصْيان бунт vzpoura mytteri die Meuterei ανταρσία motín mäss ياغيگرى kapina mutinerie מֶרֶד गदर pobuna lázadás pemberontakan uppreisn (á skipi) ammutinamento 反乱 반항, 항명 maištas dumpis; nemieri pemberontakan muiterij mytteri bunt motim revoltă мятеж vzbura upor pobuna myteri การขัดขืนคำสั่ง isyan 兵變 заколот; повстання غدر، بغاوت cuộc binh biến
v
(of sailors etc) to refuse to obey commands from those in authority The sailors mutinied because they did not have enough food. muit يَتَمَرَّد، يَعْصى бунтувам се vzbouřit se gøre mytteri meutern κάνω ανταρσία hacer un motín mässama شورش کردن kapinoida se mutiner לִמרוֹד विद्रोह करना pobuniti se fellázad memberontak gera uppreisn ammutinarsi 反抗する (상관에게) 반항하다 sukelti maištą dumpoties; sacelties memberontak muiten gjøre mytteri zbuntować się amotinar-se a se răzvrăti поднимать мятеж vzbúriť sa upreti se pobuniti se göra myteri ขัดขืนคำสั่ง isyan etmek 叛變 здіймати заколот; збунтуватися بغاوت سرکشی کرنا nổi dậy
n mutiˈneer
a person who mutinies. muiter مُتَمَرِّد، عاصٍ бунтовник povstalec mytterist der Meuterer στασιαστής amotinado mässaja شخص ياغى kapinallinen mutin מוֹרֵד विद्रोही बागी pobunjenik lázadó pemberontak uppreisnarmaður ammutinato 反乱者 반역자 maištininkas dumpinieks; nemiernieks pemberontak muiter mytterist buntownik amotinado răz­vrătit мятежник povstalec upornik pobunjenik myterist ผู้ก่อการกบฏ asi, isyancı 叛變者 учасник заколоту; бунтівник باغی người tạo binh biến
adj mutinous
mutinous sailors. muitend مَيّال إلى التَّمَرُّد бунтовнически vzpurný oprørsk meuterisch στασιαστικός rebelde mässuline متمرد kapinallinen mutiné מִתמַרֵד विद्रोही, क्रांतिकारी pobunjen lázadó suka melawan uppreisnargjarn ammutinato 反乱の 반항적인 maištingas dumpīgs memberontak muitend som gjør mytteri buntowniczy amotinado răz­vrătit мятежный búriaci sa uporen pobunjenički upprorisk, som vill göra myteri ซึ่งแสดงการขัดขืน isyankâr, asi 叛變的 заколотний, бунтівний سرکشانہ có binh biến


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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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