rebellion
/ɹɪˈbɛl.i.ən/noun3 syllables
Rebellion means: organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another.
Synonyms for rebellion4
What does rebellion mean?2
noun
1
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
2
refusal to accept some authority or code or convention“each generation must have its own rebellion”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Rebellion in a sentence
- To supress the rebellion, the government sent in vicious swarms of bees.DylanTonic
- On the seventh day out, before daybreak, the slaves rose up in rebellion.Cangarejo
- In such a strict community, even minor rebellion was seen as deviant.IMer
- The ascendancy of monarchs is what keeps their subjects from rebellion.biber
- The speaker tried to incite the people to rebellion.CK
- The peasants rose up in rebellion against the ruler.unknown
- He said the only answer was a slave rebellion.Source_VOA
- Piercings can be a form of rebellion for teenagers.Hybrid
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Forms of rebellion
as a noun
- plural
- rebellions