| NOUN | attribute | rebelliousness, defiance | intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | rebelliousness, insubordination | an insubordinate act |
| Sounds | rahbeh'liyahsnahs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | defiance | |
| Narrower | insubordination | defiance of authority |
| obstreperousness | noisy defiance | |
| Broader | intractability, intractableness | The trait of being hard to influence or control |
| Spanish | desafío, rebeldía | |
| Catalan | rebeldia | |
| Adjectives | rebellious | discontented as toward authority |
| Meaning | An insubordinate act. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | insubordination | |
| Narrower | contumacy | obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination |
| disobedience, noncompliance | The failure to obey | |
| Broader | resistance | group action in opposition to those in power |
| Spanish | insubordinación, rebeldía | |
| Catalan | insubordinació, rebel·lia | |
| Adjectives | rebellious | participating in organized resistance to a constituted government |
| rebellious | resisting / resisting control or authority | |
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