HyperDic: rebellion

English > 2 senses of the word *rebellion*:
NOUN	act	rebellion	refusal to accept / accept / accept some authority or code or convention
NOUN	act	rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising	organized opposition to authority

rebellion > pronunciation
Sounds	rihbeh'lyahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *rebellion*: 2 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	refusal to accept / accept / accept some authority or code or convention.
Examples	"each generation must have its own rebellion" "his body was in rebellion against fatigue"
Broader	resistance	group action in opposition to those in power
Spanish	rebelión
Catalan	rebel·lió
Adjectives	rebellious	discontented as toward authority
Adjectives	rebellious	resisting / resisting control or authority
Verbs	rebel	break with established customs / customs

English > *rebellion*: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another.
Synonyms	insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising
Instances	Indian Mutiny, Sepoy Mutiny	discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858
Instances	Peasant's Revolt, Great Revolt	A widespread rebellion in 1381 against poll taxes and other inequities that oppressed the poorer people / people of England
Narrower	insurgency, insurgence	An organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
	intifada, intifadah	An uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000
	mutiny	open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
Broader	conflict, struggle, battle	An open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
Spanish	alzamiento, insurgencia, insurrección, levantamiento, rebelión, revuelta, solevamiento, sublevación, sublevamiento
Catalan	aixecament, alçament, insurrecció, rebel·lió, revolta, sollevament
Adjectives	rebellious	discontented as toward authority
Adjectives	rebellious	participating in organized resistance to a constituted government
Verbs	rebel	take part in a rebellion

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