Definitions for mutiny
ˈmyut n imutiny

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mutinyverb

   open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)

2. mutinyverb

   engage in a mutiny against an authority

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mutinynoun

   organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority; especially by seamen against their officers

2. mutinyverb

   To commit mutiny.

   The crew of the Bounty mutinied because of the harsh discipline of Captain Bligh.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mutinynoun

   Insurrection; sedition.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   The king fled to a strong castle, where he was gathering forces to suppress this mutiny. Philip Sidney.

   I’ th’ war,
   Their mutinies and revolts, wherein they shew’d
   Most valour, spoke not for them. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   In most strange postures
   We’ve seen him set himself.
   —— There is a mutiny in’s mind. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   Less than if this frame
   Of heav’n were falling, and these elements
   In mutiny had from her axle torn
   The stedfast earth. John Milton, Parad. Lost, b. ii.

   Soldiers grow pernicious to their master who becomes their servant, and is in danger of their mutinies, as much as any government of seditious. William Temple.

2. To Mutinyverb

   To rise against authority; to make insurrection; to move sedition.

   Etymology: mutiner, French.

   The spirit of my father begins to mutiny against this servitude. William Shakespeare, As you like it.

   The people mutiny, the fort is mine,
   And all the soldiers to my will incline. Edmund Waller.

   When Cæsar’s army mutinied, and grew troublesome, no argument could appease them. Robert South, Sermons.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mutiny

   Mutiny refers to a rebellion or revolt against authority, particularly among soldiers or sailors against their commanding officers. It involves refusal to obey orders and attempts to take control from individuals who are in charge.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Mutinynoun

   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

2. Mutinynoun

   violent commotion; tumult; strife

3. Mutinyverb

   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

4. Mutinyverb

   to fall into strife; to quarrel

WikidataRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. Mutiny

   Mutiny is a conspiracy among members of a group of similarly situated individuals to openly oppose, change or overthrow an authority to which they are subject. The term is commonly used for a rebellion among members of the military against their superior officer, but can also occasionally refer to any type of rebellion against an authority figure. During the Age of Discovery, mutiny particularly meant open rebellion against a ship's captain. This occurred, for example, during Magellan's famous journeys around the world, resulting in the killing of one mutineer, the execution of another and the marooning of others, and on Henry Hudson's Discovery, resulting in Hudson and others being set adrift in a boat.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Mutiny

   mū′ti-ni, v.i. to rise against authority in military or naval service: to revolt against rightful authority:—pr.p. mū′tinying; pa.t. and pa.p. mū′tinied.—n. insurrection against constituted authority, esp. naval or military: revolt, tumult, strife.—adj. Mū′tinous, disposed to mutiny: seditious.—adv. Mū′tinously.—n. Mū′tinousness.—Mutiny Act, an act passed by the British parliament from year to year, to regulate the government of the army, from 1689 down to 1879, when it was superseded by the Army Discipline and Regulation Act, modified by the Army Act of 1881. [O. Fr. mutiner, mutin, riotous, meute, a sedition—L. motus, rising—movēre, motum, to move.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mutiny

   Revolt or determined disobedience of regular authority by soldiers or sailors, and punishable with death. Shakspeare makes Hamlet sleep "Worse than the mutines in the bilboes."

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mutiny

   Insurrection against constituted authority, particularly military authority; open and violent resistance to the authority of officers; concerted revolt against the rules of discipline; hence, generally, forcible resistance to rightful authority on the part of subordinates. Violent commotion; tumult; uproar; strife.

2. mutiny

   To rise against lawful authority in the military service; to excite, or to be guilty of mutiny, or mutinous conduct; to revolt against one’s superior officer or rightful authority.

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1. munity

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mutiny in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mutiny in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of mutiny in a Sentence

1. Grover Cleveland:

   The ship of Democracy, which has weathered all storms, may sink through the mutiny of those aboard.

2. San Aung:

   His writings do not comply with the characteristics of the section he was charged with, it didn't cause mutiny or disrespect within the military.

3. Gino Bulso:

   He and two other representatives effectively conducted a mutiny on March the 30th of 2023 in this very chamber.

4. Tim Parlatore:

   This case is not about murder, it's about mutiny.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mutiny
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mutiny
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=mutiny
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutiny
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mutiny
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=mutiny
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=mutiny
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html