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rebellious

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re⋅bel⋅lious

  [ri-bel-yuhs]
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–adjective
1. defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
2. pertaining to or characteristic of rebels or rebellion.
3. (of things) resisting treatment; refractory.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < ML rebelliōsus, equiv. to L rebelli(ō) rebellion + -ōsus -ous

Related forms:
re⋅bel⋅lious⋅ly, adverb
re⋅bel⋅lious⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. defiant, insurgent, mutinous, seditious, rebel, refractory, disobedient, contumacious.
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re·bel·lious   (rĭ-běl'yəs)   
adj.  

  1. Prone to or participating in a rebellion: rebellious students.

  2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a rebel or rebellion: rebellious behavior.

  3. Resisting treatment or control; unruly. See Synonyms at insubordinate.

re·bel'lious·ly adv., re·bel'lious·ness n.
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