What does Rebellious mean?

Definitions for Rebellious
rɪˈbɛl yəsre·bel·lious

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rebelliousadjective

    resisting control or authority

    "temperamentally rebellious"; "a rebellious crew"

  2. disaffected, ill-affected, malcontent, rebelliousadjective

    discontented as toward authority

  3. rebelliousadjective

    participating in organized resistance to a constituted government

    "the rebelling confederacy"

Wiktionary

  1. rebelliousadjective

    Showing rebellion.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Rebelliousadjective

    Opponent to lawful authority.

    Etymology: from rebel.

    From the day that thou didst depart out of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious against the Lord. Deutr. ix. 7.

    This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice. Deutr. xxi. 20.

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  1. rebellious

    Rebellious refers to a behavior, attitude, or action demonstrating resistance to, or defiance of, authority, control, tradition, or convention. A rebellious person or group often challenges established rules, norms, or expectations, striving for change, freedom, or individuality.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rebelliousadjective

    engaged in rebellion; disposed to rebel; of the nature of rebels or of rebellion; resisting government or lawful authority by force

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. rebellious

    Engaged in or marked by rebellion; traitorously renouncing the authority and dominion of the government to which allegiance is due; violently resisting government or lawful authority; as, rebellious troops.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Rebellious in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Rebellious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Rebellious in a Sentence

  1. Michael Bellamy:

    It’s totally against what tattoos stand for: the permanence, the commitment, the rebellious [spirit], everyone in my age group is going to laugh at this and say it’s not for strong people. It’s not the real deal.

  2. Tom Robbins:

    Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature.

  3. Susan Whitbourne:

    Added to this rebellious component of the behavior is the anonymity provided by social media and the disinhibition it enables, once posted, these displays will generate a certain amount of social reinforcement( i.e. likes and thumbs ups), and so the behavior spreads.

  4. Ramana Pemmaraju:

    Finally, I realised that No One, howsoever you may consider dearest to you, will never mend their ways to appeal you, for they will only follow their own nature. Accept it! You may like it or dislike it. The irony is in the process there may be phases in individual’s lives where their actions/ behaviour may appease you, but that’s never to be misunderstood that they have changed for you. From an evolutionary psychology standpoint, that’s a rebellious attitude that shapes our society!”

  5. Simone de Beauvoir:

    In order for the artist to have a world to express he must first be situated in this world, oppressed or oppressing, resigned or rebellious, a man among men.

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