re·bel·lion (r -b l y n)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. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rebelli  , rebellin-, from rebell re, to rebel; see rebel.] |
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]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 anotherconflict, 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) |
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]
"Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God" [John Bradshaw]
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