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   reb·el

   noun

   • 1. a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler: "Tory rebels" Similar revolutionaryinsurgentrevolutionistmutineeragitatorsubversiveguerrillaanarchistterroristfreedom fighterresistance fightertraitorrenegadehistorical:ZapatistaMontonerorare:insurrectionistinsurrectionaryinsurgentrevolutionarymutinousrebelliousmutinyingtraitorousrenegaderare:insurrectionaryinsurrectionist
   • ▪ a person who resists authority, control, or convention. Similar nonconformistdissenterdissidenticonoclastmaverickdisruptorhereticrecusantapostateschismaticinformal:bad boy

   verb

   • 1. rise in opposition or armed resistance to an established government or ruler: "the Earl of Pembroke subsequently rebelled against Henry III" Similar revoltmutinyriotrise uprise up in armstake up armsstage/mount a rebelliontake to the streetsdefy the authoritiesrefuse to obey ordersbe insubordinate
   • ▪ (of a person) resist authority, control, or convention: "respect did not prevent children from rebelling against their parents" Similar defydisobeyrefuse to obeyfloutkick againstchallengeopposeresistbe at odds withrefuse to accept the authority ofrepudiatedissentfly in the face ofkick over the tracesOpposite obeyconform
   • ▪ show or feel repugnance for or resistance to something: "as I came over the hill my legs rebelled—I could walk no further" Similar recoilshow/feel repugnanceshrink (from)flinch (from)shy away (from)pull back (from)

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French rebelle (noun), rebeller (verb), from Latin rebellis (used originally with reference to a fresh declaration of war by the defeated), based on bellum ‘war’.

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   rebel: 1 n someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action Synonyms: maverick Type of: nonconformist , recusant someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct n a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) Synonyms: freedom ...

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   Rebel definition: a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of their country.. See examples of REBEL used in a sentence.

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   a person who dissents from some accepted moral code or convention of behaviour, dress, etc

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   Definition of rebel noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   REBEL definition: 1. a person who is opposed to the political system in their country and tries to change it using…. Learn more.

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   rebel: [adjective] opposing or taking arms against a government or ruler. of or relating to rebels.

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   rebel (against somebody/something) to fight against or refuse to obey an authority, for example a government, a system, your parents, etc. He later rebelled against his strict religious upbringing. Most teenagers find something to rebel against. In 1215 the barons rebelled against the king.

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   REBEL meaning: 1. a person who is opposed to the political system in their country and tries to change it using…. Learn more.

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    REBEL definition: 1. someone who fights against the government in their country, especially a soldier: 2. someone…. Learn more.