rebellious
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re·bel·lious
(rĭ-bĕl′yəs)adj.
1. Prone to or participating in a rebellion: rebellious army officers. See Synonyms at insubordinate.
2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a rebel or rebellion: Rebellious activity has diminished in the province.
3. Characterized by or expressing resistance to or defiance of authority or convention: a rebellious teenager; a rebellious artistic movement.
4. Resistant to treatment or adjustment: "battled with characteristically rebellious plumbing" (Isabella Tree).
re·bel′lious·ly adv.
re·bel′lious·ness n.
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rebellious
(rɪˈbɛljəs)adj
1. showing a tendency towards rebellion
2. (of a problem, etc) difficult to overcome; refractory
reˈbelliously adv
reˈbelliousness n
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re•bel•lious
(rɪˈbɛl yəs)adj.
1. defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition.
2. pertaining to or characteristic of rebels or rebellion.
3. (of things or animals) resisting management or treatment; refractory.
[1400–50; < Medieval Latin rebelliōsus < Latin rebelli(ō) rebellion]
re•bel′lious•ly, adv.
re•bel′lious•ness, n.
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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. | ![]() 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 a rebellious teenager
defiant obedient, dutiful, subservient
defiant obedient, dutiful, subservient
2. revolutionary, rebel, disorderly, unruly, turbulent, disaffected, insurgent, recalcitrant, disloyal, seditious, mutinous, disobedient, ungovernable, insubordinate, insurrectionary a rebellious and dissident territory
revolutionary loyal, subordinate, patriotic, obedient, dutiful
revolutionary loyal, subordinate, patriotic, obedient, dutiful
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rebellious
adjectiveParticipating in open revolt against a government or ruling authority:
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Translations
ثائِر، مُتَمَرِّدمُتَمَرِّد
vzpurnýpovstalecký
oprørsk
kapinallinen
buntovan
uppreisnargjarn
謀反の
반항적인
vzdorovitý
upprorisk
ยากที่จะควบคุม
nổi loạn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
rebellious
adj soldiers, peasants etc → rebellisch, aufrührerisch; child, nature → rebellisch, widerspenstig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rebel
(ˈrebl) noun1. a person who opposes or fights against people in authority, eg a government. The rebels killed many soldiers; (also adjective) rebel troops.
2. a person who does not accept the rules of normal behaviour etc. My son is a bit of a rebel.
(rəˈbel) verb – past tense, past participle reˈbelled – to fight (against people in authority). The people rebelled against the dictator; Teenagers often rebel against their parents' way of life.
rebellion (rəˈbeljən) noun1. an open or armed fight against a government etc.
2. a refusal to obey orders or to accept rules etc.
rebellious (rəˈbeljəs) adjective rebelling or likely to rebel. rebellious troops/children.
reˈbelliously adverbreˈbelliousness noun
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rebellious
→ مُتَمَرِّد vzpurný oprørsk rebellisch επαναστατικός rebelde kapinallinen rebelle buntovan ribelle 謀反の 반항적인 opstandig opprørsk buntowniczy rebelde мятежный upprorisk ยากที่จะควบคุม isyankar nổi loạn 反叛的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009