Definitions for mutinyˈmyut n i
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mu•ti•nyˈmyut n i(n.)(pl.)-nies
(n.)rebellion against constituted authority, esp. by sailors or soldiers against their officers.
(v.i.)to commit mutiny.
Origin of mutiny:
1560–70; obs. mutine to mutiny (< MF mutiner, der. of mutin mutiny; 蠐 L movēre to move + -y3
Princeton's WordNet
mutiny(verb)
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
mutiny(verb)
engage in a mutiny against an authority
Wiktionary
mutiny(Noun)
organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority; especially by seamen against their officers
mutiny(Verb)
To commit mutiny.
The crew of the Bounty mutinied because of the harsh discipline of Captain Bligh.
Webster Dictionary
Mutiny(noun)
insurrection against constituted authority, particularly military or naval authority; concerted revolt against the rules of discipline or the lawful commands of a superior officer; hence, generally, forcible resistance to rightful authority; insubordination
Mutiny(noun)
violent commotion; tumult; strife
Mutiny(verb)
to rise against, or refuse to obey, lawful authority in military or naval service; to excite, or to be guilty of, mutiny or mutinous conduct; to revolt against one's superior officer, or any rightful authority
Mutiny(verb)
to fall into strife; to quarrel
Translations for mutiny
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
mutiny(noun)
(a) refusal to obey one's senior officers in the navy or other armed services
There has been a mutiny on HMS Tigress; The sailors were found guilty of mutiny.
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- تَمَرُّد، عِصْيانArabic
- бунтBulgarian
- motimPortuguese (BR)
- vzpouraCzech
- die MeutereiGerman
- mytteriDanish
- ανταρσίαGreek
- motínSpanish
- mässEstonian
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- pobunaCroatian
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- pemberontakanIndonesian
- uppreisn (á skipi)Icelandic
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- 反乱Japanese
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- dumpis; nemieriLatvian
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- การขัดขืนคำสั่งThai
- isyanTurkish
- 兵變Chinese (Trad.)
- заколот; повстанняUkrainian
- غدر، بغاوتUrdu
- cuộc binh biếnVietnamese
- 兵变Chinese (Simp.)
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