rebel
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Definition of rebel
6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A person who resists an established authority, often violently.
“A group of rebels defied the general's orders and split off from the main army.”
“My little sister is such a rebel - coming home late, piercing her ears, and refusing to do any of her chores.”
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noun
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A person who resists an established authority, often violently.
“A group of rebels defied the general's orders and split off from the main army.”
“My little sister is such a rebel - coming home late, piercing her ears, and refusing to do any of her chores.”
- (US, historical)Synonym of Confederate: a citizen of the Confederate States of America, especially a Confederate soldier.
- (US)A Confederate soldier; of the American Civil War.
verb
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(intransitive)To resist or become defiant toward an authority.
“to rebel against the system”
“"Tedd's feeling a bit rebellious." "I'm not rebelling! I'm self actualizing! By rebelling."”
- (intransitive)To forcefully subvert the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.
name
- A surname from German.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English rebel, rebell, from Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis (“waging war again; insurgent”), from rebellō (“to wage war again, fight back”), from re- (“again, back”) + bellō (“to wage war”).
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