rebellion - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'rebellion' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rebellion

[ v. i.]

- The act of rebelling; open and avowed renunciation of the authority of the government to which one owes obedience, and resistance to its officers and laws, either by levying war, or by aiding others to do so; an organized uprising of subjects for the purpose of coercing or overthrowing their lawful ruler or government by force; revolt; insurrection.
- Open resistance to, or defiance of, lawful authority.

Meaning of 'rebellion' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rebellion

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- refusal to accept some authority or code or convention

Example in sentence:

each generation must have its own rebellion;
his body was in rebellion against fatigue

Nearby Words:

rebanish rebaptism rebaptization rebaptize rebaptizer rebarbarize rebate rebatement rebato rebec

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Rebellion
Rebellion is the social actions aimed at removing particular rulers or regimes rather than bringing about significant structural changes in a society.

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