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mutiny en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • myo͞otʹnē
  • myo͞oʹtə-nē
  • /ˈmjut.ni/ (General-American, syncope)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈmju.tə.ni/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle French mutiner.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.
    • In every mutiny against the discipline of the college, he was the ringleader. 1856 December, [Thomas Babington] Macaulay, “Samuel Johnson”, in T[homas] F[lower] E[llis], editor, The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, new edition, London: Longman, Green, Reader, & Dyer, published 1871, →OCLC:
  2. (countable, uncountable) Violent commotion; tumult; strife.
    • Raise a mutiny betwixt yourselves. 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
mutinies Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

mutinize · premutiny · antimutiny · countermutiny

Relateds

mutinous · mutineer

Translations (135)

fi kapina (organized rebellion) · ps بغاوت (organized rebellion) · hi विद्रोह (organized rebellion) · hi बग़ावत (organized rebellion) · mn бослого (organized rebellion) · th ขบถ (organized rebellion) · ja 下剋上 (organized rebellion) · izh buntta (organized rebellion) · kmr îsyan (organized rebellion) · el κίνημα (organized rebellion) · sq kryengritje (organized rebellion) · bn বিদ্রোহ (organized rebellion) · sv uppror (organized rebellion) · ro revoltă (organized rebellion) · pl bunt (organized rebellion) · hy խռովություն (organized rebellion) · ar تَمَرُّد (organized rebellion) · my ပုန်ကန်မှု (organized rebellion) · la sēditiō (organized rebellion) · ar قِيَام (organized rebellion) · ja 暴動 (organized rebellion) · tg саркашӣ (organized rebellion) · ota زوربهلق (organized rebellion) · vi phiến loạn (organized rebellion) · mk бунт (organized rebellion) · cs vzpoura (organized rebellion) · pt motim (organized rebellion) · cy gwrthgodiadau (organized rebellion) · lt maištas (organized rebellion) · ur غَدَر (organized rebellion) · ca motí (organized rebellion) · az qiyam (organized rebellion) · kk көтеріліс (organized rebellion) · ug ئىسيان (organized rebellion) · cmn 譁變 /哗变 (organized rebellion) · ky козголоң (organized rebellion) · lv dumpis (organized rebellion) · vi dấy loạn (organized rebellion) · te తిరుగుబాటు (organized rebellion) · hi सरकशी (organized rebellion) · km សង្កុបកម្ម (organized rebellion) · lo ກະບົດ (organized rebellion) · cy gwrthgodiad (organized rebellion) · ru бунт (organized rebellion) · uz isyon (organized rebellion) · ky көтөрүлүш (organized rebellion) · da oprør (organized rebellion) · kk бүлік (organized rebellion) · ru восста́ние (organized rebellion) · km ឧទ្ទាមកម្ម (organized rebellion) · ur سَرکَشی (organized rebellion) · th กบฏ (organized rebellion) · tg исён (organized rebellion) · es sedición (organized rebellion) · el ανταρσία (organized rebellion) · sh búna (organized rebellion) · sh по̏буна (organized rebellion) · es guasábara (organized rebellion) · ps عصيان (organized rebellion) · sh pȍbuna (organized rebellion) · hi ग़दर (organized rebellion) · tg бағоват (organized rebellion) · ka ამბოხი (organized rebellion) · mi whananga (organized rebellion) · uz qoʻzgʻolon (organized rebellion) · sl upor (organized rebellion) · et mäss (organized rebellion) · ps قيام (organized rebellion) · cmn 暴亂 /暴乱 (organized rebellion) · ar ثَوْرَة (organized rebellion) · is uppreisn (organized rebellion) · be мяце́ж (organized rebellion) · ru мяте́ж (organized rebellion) · fa بَغاوَت (organized rebellion) · nn mytteri (organized rebellion) · tk gozgalaň (organized rebellion) · ko 폭동 (organized rebellion) · es motín (organized rebellion) · fr révolte (organized rebellion) · ps سرکشي (organized rebellion) · sk vzbura (organized rebellion) · de Meuterei (organized rebellion) · cmn 暴動 /暴动 (organized rebellion) · nb mytteri (organized rebellion) · uk за́колот (organized rebellion) · uz gʻalayon (organized rebellion) · sv myteri (organized rebellion) · be бунт (organized rebellion) · pt rebelião (organized rebellion) · fa شورِش (organized rebellion) · tg балво (organized rebellion) · hu lázadás (organized rebellion) · kmr şoreş (organized rebellion) · ar عِصْيَان (organized rebellion) · pt sedição (organized rebellion) · fa عِصیان (organized rebellion) · pt revolta (organized rebellion) · nl muiterij (organized rebellion) · ur بَغاوَت (organized rebellion) · ms dahagi (organized rebellion) · it ammutinamento (organized rebellion) · ko 반란 (organized rebellion) · fa قیام (organized rebellion) · pa ਗਦਰ (organized rebellion) · ps بلوا (organized rebellion) · tl balwat (organized rebellion) · lt sukilimas (organized rebellion) · he מֶרֶד (organized rebellion) · fa سَرکَشی (organized rebellion) · sh бу́на (organized rebellion) · id dahagi (organized rebellion) · ur عِصْیان (organized rebellion) · pt motinada (organized rebellion) · cmn 叛變 /叛变 (organized rebellion) · cmn 兵變 /兵变 (organized rebellion) · uk бунт (organized rebellion) · hu zendülés (organized rebellion) · bg бунт (organized rebellion) · my တပ်တွင်းပုန်ကန်မှု (organized rebellion) · ps شورش (organized rebellion) · pl rewolta (organized rebellion) · el στάση (organized rebellion) · fr mutinerie (organized rebellion) · az üsyan (organized rebellion) · da mytteri (organized rebellion) · ko 하극상 (organized rebellion) · mn ᠪᠣᠰᠤᠯᠭ᠎ᠠ (organized rebellion) · mk побуна (organized rebellion) · sv resning (organized rebellion) · kk бүліншілік (organized rebellion) · tt күтәрелеш (organized rebellion) · vi nổi loạn (organized rebellion) · ja 反乱 (organized rebellion) · tr isyan (organized rebellion) · bg мете́ж (organized rebellion)

mutiny en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • myo͞otʹnē
  • myo͞oʹtə-nē
  • /ˈmjut.ni/ (General-American, syncope)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈmju.tə.ni/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle French mutiner.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To commit a mutiny.
    • In the long run, the High Seas Fleet would rarely emerge looking for a fleet action, and, indeed, would be withdrawn if it seemed that the Grand Fleet was out. In 1918, when faced with an order to sail against the British, who had now been augmented by the Sixth Battle Squadron, made up of American warships, the sailors of the High Seas Fleet mutinied instead. 2020 August 12, Drachinifel, 34:12 from the start, in The Battle of Jutland - Clash of the Titans - Part 3 (Aftermath, Outcome and Lessons), archived from the original on 24 Aug 2022:
    • The crew of the Bounty mutinied because of the harsh discipline of Captain Bligh.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
mutinied Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
mutinied Tense=Past lexicographic
mutinies Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
mutinying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Translations (22)

la faciō sēditiōnem (commit mutiny) · fr faire revolte (commit mutiny) · ru взбунтова́ться (commit mutiny) · fi kapinoida (commit mutiny) · pt amotinar (commit mutiny) · cy gwrthryfela (commit mutiny) · la seditionem coeptabat (commit mutiny) · cmn 嘩變 /哗变 (commit mutiny) · mk се бу́ни (commit mutiny) · hy ըմբոստանալ (commit mutiny) · mk се бу́нтува (commit mutiny) · ru бунтова́ть (commit mutiny) · el στασιάζω (commit mutiny) · ru восста́ть (commit mutiny) · mi whana (commit mutiny) · ru восстава́ть (commit mutiny) · bg бунтувам се (commit mutiny) · nl muiten (commit mutiny) · mk бу́нтува (commit mutiny) · es amotinarse (commit mutiny) · ca amotinar (commit mutiny) · it ammutinarsi (commit mutiny)