rebellion
Meaning
- Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
- Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebelling.
- An organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.
Synonyms
uprest
become different
civil disturbance
domestic conflict
great uprising
mutinousness rebelliousness
riotrevolt
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɪˈbɛl.i.ən/
Etymology
From Middle English rebellioun, rebellion, from Old French rebellion, from Latin rebelliō. Also see -ion.
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