rebel

Meaning

1. A person who resists an established authority, often violently.
2. Synonym of Confederate: a citizen of the Confederate States of America, especially a Confederate soldier.

revolt

be inconsistent with

be obstinate

rise against

run away from

rebellious child

seditionary

rise in revolt

be obdurate

resist order

multiny

mutinee

vise up against

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɛbəl/

From Middle English rebel, rebell, from Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis (“waging war again; insurgent”), from rebellō (“I wage war again, fight back”), from re- (“again, back”) + bellō (“I wage war”).

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