Definitions for rebel
ˈrɛb əl; rɪˈbɛlrebel

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greybacknoun

   `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. insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebelnoun

   a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

3. maverick, rebelverb

   someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

4. rebel, arise, rise, rise upverb

   take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

5. rebel, renegadeverb

   break with established customs

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Rebelnoun

   a Confederate soldier

   Etymology: From rebeller, from rebello, from re- + bello.

Webster Dictionary(3.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Rebelverb

   pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; as, rebel troops

   Etymology: [F. rebeller, fr. L. rebellare to make war again; pref. re- again + bellare to make war, fr. bellum war. See Bellicose, and cf. Revel to carouse.]

2. Rebelnoun

   one who rebels

   Etymology: [F. rebeller, fr. L. rebellare to make war again; pref. re- again + bellare to make war, fr. bellum war. See Bellicose, and cf. Revel to carouse.]

3. Rebelverb

   to renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See Rebellion

   Etymology: [F. rebeller, fr. L. rebellare to make war again; pref. re- again + bellare to make war, fr. bellum war. See Bellicose, and cf. Revel to carouse.]

4. Rebelverb

   to be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or insubordinate attitude; to revolt

   Etymology: [F. rebeller, fr. L. rebellare to make war again; pref. re- again + bellare to make war, fr. bellum war. See Bellicose, and cf. Revel to carouse.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Rebel

   Rebel is a musical group founded by Igors Novikovs.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Rebel

   reb′el, n. one who rebels.—adj. rebellious.—v.i. (re-bel′) to renounce the authority of the laws and government to which one owes allegiance, or to take up arms and openly oppose them: to oppose any lawful authority:—pr.p. rebel′ling; pa.t. and pa.p. rebelled′.—n. Rebel′ler, one who rebels: a rebel.—adj. Reb′el-like (Shak.), like a rebel.—n. Rebell′ion, act of rebelling: open opposition to lawful authority: revolt: the Great Rebellion in England from 1642 to 1660: the American civil war of 1861-65.—adj. Rebell′ious, engaged in rebellion: characteristic of a rebel or rebellion: (of things) refractory.—adv. Rebell′iously, in a rebellious manner: in opposition to lawful authority.—n. Rebell′iousness.—adj. Reb′elly, rebellious. [Fr. rebelle—L. rebellis, insurgent—re-, again, bellum, war.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rebel

   One who rebels; one who revolts from the government to which he owes allegiance, either by openly renouncing the authority of that government, or by taking arms and openly opposing it; one who defies and seeks to overthrow the authority to which he is rightfully subject; a revolter; an insurgent.

2. rebel

   Acting in revolt; rebellious; as, rebel troops.

3. rebel

   To revolt; to take up arms traitorously against the state or government; to renounce the authority of the laws and government to which one owes allegiance.

Matched Categories

1. • Confederate Soldier
   • Dissent

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'rebel' in Nouns Frequency: #1808

How to pronounce rebel?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rebel in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rebel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of rebel in a Sentence

1. Kozo Hasegawa:

   Luckily or unluckily, I was born a rebel, i don't like that in Japanese culture, they expect you to obey... we have a brain to think( for ourselves).

2. Jamie Turner:

   Instagram is really a megaphone for people in repressed social and political environments to stand up and say,' I'm here, I'm alive, and I want to rebel against the social and cultural values of my parents' generation,'.

3. Albert Camus:

   What is a rebel A man who says no.

4. Marion Howard:

   Life is like a blanket too short. You pull it up and your toes rebel, you yank it down and shivers meander about your shoulder; but cheerful folks manage to draw their knees up and pass a very comfortable night.

5. Prashant Agarwal:

   You never learn something until and unless you yourself experience it. And generally, the most important lessons in life are taught to us by the pain that we suffer. What you learn from pain is what comforts in life can never teach you. The pain gives you the power through which you can endure any situation. Once you've suffered pain and have learnt the right lessons, you are able to stand up even stronger then before after every fall. Though it is upon you, who has to decide whether you embrace that pain and learn from it or whether you rebel against it and regret later.

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