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1. (n.) rebel
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against a government or ruler.
2. rebel
a person who resists any authority, control, or tradition.
3. rebel
(usu. cap.) a Confederate soldier: used chiefly by Northerners.
4. (adj.) rebel
rebellious; defiant.
5. rebel
of or pertaining to rebels.
6. (v.i.) rebel
to act as a rebel.
7. rebel
to show or feel utter repugnance.
Etymology: (1250–1300; < OF rebelle < L rebellis renewing a war =re-re - +-bellis, adj. der. of bellum war)
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| Definition of 'rebel' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greyback
`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
2. (noun) insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebel
a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
3. (verb) maverick, rebel
someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
4. (verb) rebel, arise, rise, rise up
take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
5. (verb) rebel, renegade
break with established customs
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1. (noun) rebel
sb who fights against their government
rebels hiding in the mountains
2. rebel
sb who opposes authority
As a young man, he saw himself as a rebel.
3. (verb) rebel
to show your dislike of rules or authority by not obeying
teenagers who rebel against their parents
4. rebel
to fight against your government
a radical group that rebelled against the ruling party
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| Definition of 'rebel' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) rebel
one who rebels
2. (verb) rebel
pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; as, rebel troops
3. (verb) rebel
to renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See Rebellion
4. (verb) rebel
to be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or insubordinate attitude; to revolt
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Sense: a person who opposes or fights against people in authority, eg a government
The rebels killed many soldiers; (
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Afrikaans: rebel |
Arabic: ثائِر، مُتَمَرِّد |
Bulgarian: бунтовник |
Brazilian: rebelde |
Czech: povstalec(ký) |
German: der/die Rebell(in), Rebel |
Danish: oprører; rebel |
Greek: επαναστάτης, αντάρτης |
Spanish: rebelde |
Estonian: vastuhakkaja |
Farsi: شورشی |
Finnish: kapinallinen |
French: rebelle |
Hebrew: מוֹרֵד |
Hindi: विद्रोही |
Croatian: pobunjenik |
Hungarian: felkelő |
Indonesian: pemberontak |
Icelandic: uppreisnarmaður |
Italian: ribelle |
Japanese: 反逆者 |
Korean: 반역자 |
Lithuanian: maištininkas, sukilėlis |
Latvian: dumpinieks; nemiernieks; |
Malay: pemberontak |
Dutch: rebel |
Norwegian: opprører, rebell |
Polish: powstaniec, buntownik |
Persian: شورشی |
Pashto: باغى كيدل، سركشى كول، ياغ |
Portuguese: rebelde |
Romanian: rebel |
Russian: мятежник |
Slovak: povstalec; povstalecký |
Slovenian: upornik |
Serbian: pobunjenik |
Swedish: rebell |
Thai: คนขัดขืน |
Turkish: asi, isyancı |
Taiwanese: 造反者,反抗者 |
Ukrainian: повстанець |
Urdu: باغی |
Vietnamese: kẻ nổi loạn |
Chinese: 造反者 |
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