rebellious

re·bel·lious  (r-blys)

adj.

1. Prone to or participating in a rebellion: rebellious students.

2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a rebel or rebellion: rebellious behavior.

3. Resisting treatment or control; unruly. See Synonyms at insubordinate.

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re·bellious·ly adv.

re·bellious·ness n.

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rebellious

Adjective

rebelling or showing a tendency towards rebellion

rebelliously adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	rebellious - resisting control or authority; "temperamentally rebellious"; "a rebellious crew" insubordinate - not submissive to authority; "a history of insubordinate behavior"; "insubordinate boys"
	2.	rebellious - discontented as toward authority disaffected, ill-affected, malcontent discontent, discontented - showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position"
	3.	rebellious - participating in organized resistance to a constituted government; "the rebelling confederacy" disloyal - deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle; "disloyal aides revealed his indiscretions to the papers"

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rebellious

adjective 1. defiant, difficult, resistant, intractable, recalcitrant, obstinate, unmanageable, incorrigible, refractory, contumacious << OPPOSITE obedient

adjective 2. revolutionary, rebel, disorderly, unruly, turbulent, disaffected, insurgent, recalcitrant, disloyal, seditious, mutinous, disobedient, ungovernable, insubordinate, insurrectionary << OPPOSITE obedient

Translations

rebellious [rɪˈbɛljəs] adj → rebelde; [child] → revoltoso

rebellious [rɪˈbɛljəs] rebel adj → rebelle

rebellious [rɪˈbɛljəs] rebel adj → rebellisch

rebellious [rɪˈbɛljəs] adj → ribelle