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rebellions

[ri-bel-yuhn]

re·bel·lion

[ri-bel-yuhn]
noun
1.
open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler.
2.
resistance to or defiance of any authority, control, or tradition.
3.
the act of rebelling.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English rebellioun < Old French < Latin rebelliōn- (stem of rebelliō), equivalent to rebell(āre) to rebel + -iōn- -ion

non·re·bel·lion, noun
pre·re·bel·lion, adjective
sem·i·re·bel·lion, noun
sub·re·bel·lion, noun

rebellion, revolt, revolution.


1. mutiny, sedition. 2. insubordination, disobedience.

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