rebellion
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/ɹɪˈbɛl.i.ən/
English
Definitions
noun
- Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.“The government is doing its best to stop rebellion in the country.”
- Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebelling.“Having a tattoo was Mathilda's personal rebellion against her parents.”
- An organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.“The army general led a successful rebellion and became president of the country.”
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revoltuprisinginsurrectionrisinginsurgencyrebelinsurgentinsurgencerenegademutinyintifadaseditiontreasonsubversionresistancedefault