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re⋅bel⋅lious

[ri-bel-yuh

–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

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re·bel·lious (rĭ-běl'yəs) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Prone to or participating in a rebellion: rebellious students.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a rebel or rebellion: rebellious behavior.
Resisting treatment or control; unruly. See Synonyms at insubordinate.

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

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rebelliousness
noun
1.	intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude [syn: defiance]
2.	an insubordinate act [syn: insubordination]