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rebellious - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'rebellious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rebellious [ a.]
- Engaged in rebellion; disposed to rebel; of the nature of rebels or of rebellion; resisting government or lawful authority by force.

Meaning of 'rebellious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rebellious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- resisting control or authority
Example in sentence:
  • a rebellious crew;
  • temperamentally rebellious
Meaning (2):
- participating in organized resistance to a constituted government
Example in sentence:
  • the rebelling confederacy

Nearby Words:

rebanish rebaptism rebaptization rebaptize rebaptizer rebarbarize rebate rebatement rebato rebec

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