rebellious

adj.

1. Prone to or participating in a rebellion: rebellious students.
2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a rebel or rebellion: rebellious behavior.
3. Resisting treatment or control; unruly. See synonyms at insubordinate.

rebelliously re·bel'lious·ly adv.
rebelliousness re·bel'lious·ness n.

adjective

Participating in open revolt against a government or ruling authority: insurgent, mutinous, revolutionary. See resist/yield.

adj

Definition: disobedient, unmanageable
Antonyms: compliant, governable, law-abiding, manageable, obedient

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: resisting control or authority

Meaning #2: discontented as toward authority
  Synonyms: disaffected, ill-affected, malcontent

Meaning #3: participating in organized resistance to a constituted government
  Synonyms: rebel, rebelling

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - oprør, genstridig, trodsig

Nederlands (Dutch)
opstandig, oproerig, eigenwijs

Français (French)
adj. - rebelle, insoumis, indiscipliné

Deutsch (German)
adj. - rebellierend, rebellisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επαναστατικός, στασιαστικός, ανυπότακτος, ατίθασος

Italiano (Italian)
sedizioso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - amotinado

Русский (Russian)
непокорный, мятежный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - rebelde, revoltoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - upprorisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
造反的, 难控制的, 反抗的, 难治疗的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 造反的, 難控制的, 反抗的, 難治療的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 반란하는, 반역심이 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 反逆的な
n. - 反逆心のある, 反抗的な, 謀反の, 直りにくい, 手に余る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ثائر, عاصي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מורד, מרדני‬

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