rebel

intr.v., -belled, -bel·ling, -bels.

1. To refuse allegiance to and oppose by force an established government or ruling authority.
2. To resist or defy an authority or a generally accepted convention.
3. To feel or express strong unwillingness or repugnance: She rebelled at the unwelcome suggestion.

n. reb·el (rĕb'əl)

1. One who rebels or is in rebellion: "He is the perfect recruit for fascist movements: a rebel not a revolutionary, contemptuous yet envious of the rich and involved with them" (Stanley Hoffman).
2. Rebel A Confederate soldier.

[Middle English rebellen, from Old French rebeller, from Latin rebellāre : re-, re- + bellāre, to make war (from bellum, war). N., Middle English, rebellious, rebel, from Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis, from rebellāre.]

verb

To refuse allegiance to and oppose by force a government or ruling authority: mutiny, revolt, rise (up). See resist/yield.

noun

A person who rebels: insurgent, insurrectionary, insurrectionist, mutineer, revolutionary, revolutionist. See resist/yield.

adj

Definition: not obeying
Antonyms: complaisant, compliant, obedient

v

Definition: refuse to obey
Antonyms: agree, comply, obey

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

A proponent of a new misrule who has failed to establish it.

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IN BRIEF: A person who opposes an authority. Also: To refuse to obey.

I think most people have a natural instinct to rebel. — Elvis Presley (1935-1977)

Tutor's tip: The two meanings of the word, "rebel" have two different pronunciations. The person who is a rebel is pronounced with an accented first syllable. To rebel or to refuse to obey has an accented second syllable. A REbel can reBEL!.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - oprører, rebel
v. intr. - gøre oprør

Nederlands (Dutch)
rebel, oproerling, rebelleren, in opstand komen, afkeer voelen/ tonen, opstandig, betreffende rebellen, bezig met opstand

Français (French)
n. - rebelle
v. intr. - (lit, fig) se rebeller

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rebell
v. - rebellieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αντάρτης, επαναστάτης, στασιαστής
v. - επαναστατώ, στασιάζω

Italiano (Italian)
insorgere, ribellarsi, ribelle

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rebelde (m)
v. - rebelar

Русский (Russian)
бунтовать, бунтовщик

Español (Spanish)
n. - rebelde
v. intr. - rebelarse, alzarse, sublevarse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rebell
v. - göra uppror

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
叛徒, 反叛者, 造反, 反抗, 反叛, 嫌恶, 反感

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 叛徒, 反叛者
v. intr. - 造反, 反抗, 反叛, 嫌惡, 反感

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 반항자, 반역자
v. intr. - 반항하다, 반역하다, 모반하다, 반대하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 反逆者, 反抗者
v. - 反乱を起こす, 反抗する, 反感を持つ, 反発する, ひどく嫌う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ثورة (فعل) يثور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מורד, מתקומם‬
v. intr. - ‮מרד, התקומם‬

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rebel	Canon Rebel
Rebel T2	Rebel Cannon