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Rebellion
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rebellion
n.
revolt, uprising, mutiny; revolution, insurrection
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Rebellion
Rebellion, uprising, or insurrection is a refusal of obedience or order. It may, therefore, be seen as encompassing a range of behaviors aimed at destroying or taking over the position of an established authority such as a government, governor, president, political leader, financial institution or boss. The methods can be peaceful, such as civil disobedience, civil resistance and nonviolent resistance, or violent, such as terrorism, sabotage and guerrila warfare. Those who participate in rebellions, especially if they are armed, are known as "rebels".
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rebellion
Noun
1. refusal to accept some authority or code or convention; "each generation must have its own rebellion"; "his body was in rebellion against fatigue"
(hypernym) resistance
(derivation) rebel, renegade
2. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
(synonym) insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising
(hypernym) conflict, struggle, battle
(hyponym) insurgency, insurgence
(derivation) rebel, arise, rise, rise up
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Rebellion (die)
nf.
rebellion, mutiny, uprising, violent stand against authority, revolution, insurrection
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rebellion
nf.
rebellion, revolt, mutiny
rébellion
nf.
insurrection, revolt, waywardness, rebellion
