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rebellion en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɹɪˈbɛl.i.ən/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English rebellioun, rebellion, from Old French rebellion, from Latin rebelliō. Equivalent for rebel + -ion.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
    • The government is doing its best to stop rebellion in the country.
  2. (countable) Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebelling.
    • Having a tattoo was Mathilda's personal rebellion against her parents.
  3. (countable) An organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.
    • The army general led a successful rebellion and became president of the country.
    • District 7 notably detonated landmines and killed a large group of Peacekeepers while the 75th Hunger Games were going on, signaling to the Capitol the district was joining others in a rebellion against its repressive rule. 2023 November 30, Colin McCormick, Allison Gemmill, “Hunger Games Panem Map Guide: Every Location Explained”, in Screen Rant, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2025:

Forms

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Antonyms

submission (antonym(s) of “defiance of authority or control”) · obedience (antonym(s) of “defiance of authority or control”)

Deriveds

Great Rebellion · War of the Rebellion · Boxer Rebellion · sub-rebellion · pre-rebellion · mini rebellion · armed rebellion · antirebellion · minirebellion · anti-rebellion · Rebellion · mini-rebellion · subrebellion · prerebellion

Relateds

rebellious · rebel

Synonyms

uprising

Translations (227)

om fincila (armed resistance) · ko 봉기 (armed resistance) · ms pemberontakan (armed resistance) · my တော်လှန်ရေး (armed resistance) · fi kapina (armed resistance) · ru неповинове́ние (defiance) · tr isyan (armed resistance) · ko 반란 (armed resistance) · ota عصیان (armed resistance) · ka ამბოხება (armed resistance) · cs rebelie (armed resistance) · sv uppror (armed resistance) · ba күтәрелеш (defiance) · prs بَغَاوَت (armed resistance) · ja 反逆 (defiance) · lv sacelšanās (armed resistance) · pl bunt (armed resistance) · pl powstanie (armed resistance) · be мяце́ж (armed resistance) · prs قِیَام (armed resistance) · sh буна (defiance) · cs povstání (defiance) · ur بَغاوَت (armed resistance) · cmn 暴動 /暴动 (armed resistance) · es rebelión (armed resistance) · tg исён (armed resistance) · nl opstand (armed resistance) · sv trots (defiance) · az üsyan (armed resistance) · yue 暴動 /暴动 (armed resistance) · egy s-b-i-W-T14-A14:Z2 (armed resistance) · ba баш күтәреү (armed resistance) · sh по̏буна (armed resistance) · fa-ira قِیام (armed resistance) · si කැරැල්ල (armed resistance) · pt rebelião (defiance) · pt revolta (armed resistance) · ta கிளர்ச்சி (armed resistance) · ba күтәрелеш (armed resistance) · kmr pişterêbûn (armed resistance) · uz isyon (armed resistance) · pl bunt (defiance) · ug ئىسيان (armed resistance) · uz ixtilol (armed resistance) · it ribellione (armed resistance) · lt maištas (defiance) · cs vzpoura (armed resistance) · pt rebelião (armed resistance) · vi khởi nghĩa (armed resistance) · fa-ira عِصْیان (armed resistance) · tg қиём (armed resistance) · be бунт (armed resistance) · ru бунт (armed resistance) · prs عِصْیَان (armed resistance) · bg бунт (armed resistance) · sq rebelim (armed resistance) · mt ribelljoni (armed resistance) · bg въста́ние (armed resistance) · ru восста́ние (armed resistance) · ko 모반 (armed resistance) · sh бу́на (armed resistance) · sk vzbura (armed resistance) · hy ապստամբություն (armed resistance) · ru мяте́ж (armed resistance) · ota اختلال (armed resistance) · ky көтөрүлүш (armed resistance) · tg ихтилол (armed resistance) · sh ùstanak (armed resistance) · zza isyan (armed resistance) · tg бағоват (defiance) · ce гӏаттам (armed resistance) · prs شورِش (armed resistance) · ps عصيان (armed resistance) · eo ribelo (defiance) · ur وِدْروہْ (armed resistance) · ur عِصْیان (armed resistance) · sq kryengritje (armed resistance) · km ចលាចល (armed resistance) · kk көтеріліс (armed resistance) · fi vastarinta (defiance) · tt гыйсъян (armed resistance) · hu felkelés (armed resistance) · bg недово́лство (defiance) · ru мяте́ж (defiance) · de Rebellion (defiance) · tg бағоват (armed resistance) · km សង្កុបកម្ម (armed resistance) · da oprør (armed resistance) · ps بغاوت (armed resistance) · kmr serhildan (armed resistance) · el επανάσταση (armed resistance) · yi אויפֿשטאַנד (armed resistance) · mn бослого (armed resistance) · hi विद्रोह (defiance) · et mäss (armed resistance) · sa स्वामिद्रोह (armed resistance) · kmr şoreş (armed resistance) · mn ᠪᠣᠰᠤᠯᠭ᠎ᠠ (armed resistance) · ja 反乱 (armed resistance) · ro rebeliune (armed resistance) · uk бунт (defiance) · sah бастаанньа (armed resistance) · kmr îsyan (armed resistance) · ja 謀叛 (armed resistance) · it ribellione (defiance) · nl rebellie (armed resistance) · zza serehewadış (armed resistance) · ug ئىختىلال (armed resistance) · cmn 違抗 /违抗 (defiance) · lo ຈະລາຈົນ (armed resistance) · be непаслушэ́нства (defiance) · sh búna (armed resistance) · ba ихтилал (armed resistance) · sv uppror (defiance) · hy դիմադրություն (defiance) · ro răscoală (armed resistance) · ar ثَوْرَة (armed resistance) · az bunt (armed resistance) · ko 폭동 (armed resistance) · yue 起義 /起义 (armed resistance) · be паўста́нне (armed resistance) · sh búna (defiance) · sh pȍbuna (armed resistance) · sk povstanie (armed resistance) · uz qoʻzgʻolon (armed resistance) · ca rebel·lió (armed resistance) · hu zendülés (armed resistance) · cy gwrthryfel (armed resistance) · ur شورِش (armed resistance) · nl verzet (armed resistance) · de Rebellion (armed resistance) · ja 反抗 (defiance) · ka აჯანყება (armed resistance) · ja 反発 (defiance) · pt insurreição (armed resistance) · nl oproer (armed resistance) · tr ihtilal (armed resistance) · tt ихтилал (armed resistance) · az ixtilal (armed resistance) · zdj ufwakuzi class 11/10a (defiance) · zza surıs (armed resistance) · vi nổi dậy (armed resistance) · cmn 叛亂 /叛乱 (armed resistance) · th จลาจล (armed resistance) · hy խռովություն (armed resistance) · el εξέγερση (armed resistance) · mk бунт (armed resistance) · et vastuhakk (armed resistance) · uk бунт (armed resistance) · crh isyan (armed resistance) · ja 無視 (defiance) · cs rebelie (defiance) · ar قِيَام (armed resistance) · az qiyam (armed resistance) · ba ихтилал (defiance) · hi बग़ावत (armed resistance) · mk буна (armed resistance) · tt күтәрелеш (armed resistance) · lt sukilimas (armed resistance) · cs vzpoura (defiance) · uga 𐎔𐎌𐎓 (armed resistance) · es rebelión (defiance) · hi शोरिश (armed resistance) · ko 반항 (defiance) · nb opprør (armed resistance) · be бунт (defiance) · hu lázadás (armed resistance) · hi विद्रोह (armed resistance) · cs povstání (armed resistance) · my အရေးတော်ပုံ (armed resistance) · pl rebelia (armed resistance) · uk за́колот (armed resistance) · hu ellenszegülés (defiance) · sa विकृति (armed resistance) · grc ἀποστασία (armed resistance) · id pemberontakan (armed resistance) · ota زوربهلق (armed resistance) · cmn 逆反 (defiance) · ca rebel·lió (defiance) · uz gʻalayon (armed resistance) · alt тӱймеен (armed resistance) · ja 暴動 (armed resistance) · tg шӯриш (armed resistance) · ar تَمَرُّد (armed resistance) · yue 叛亂 /叛乱 (armed resistance) · sh pȍbuna (defiance) · ky козголоң (armed resistance) · uk непоко́ра (defiance) · sh у̀станак (armed resistance) · la rebellium (armed resistance) · tk gozgalaň (armed resistance) · ar عِصْيَان (armed resistance) · hi इस्यान (armed resistance) · th การกบฏ (armed resistance) · he מֶרֶד (armed resistance) · cv пӑлхав (armed resistance) · ps شورش (armed resistance) · mk востание (armed resistance) · be паўста́ньне (armed resistance) · ps قيام (armed resistance) · mk бунт (defiance) · bg съпроти́ва (defiance) · de Aufstand (armed resistance) · sh побуна (defiance) · tr başkaldırma (armed resistance) · ka ამბოხი (armed resistance) · ba баш күтәреү (defiance) · mi whananga (armed resistance) · kk асылық (defiance) · ru бунт (defiance) · uk повста́ння (armed resistance) · fr rébellion (armed resistance) · es insurrección (armed resistance) · fa-ira شورِش (armed resistance) · ja 蜂起 (armed resistance) · fi (aseellinen) vastarinta (armed resistance) · cmn 叛逆 (defiance) · la rebelliō (armed resistance) · sl upor (armed resistance) · is uppreisn (armed resistance) · fa-ira بَغاوَت (armed resistance) · pl rewolta (armed resistance) · lb Rebellioun (armed resistance) · sa राजद्रोह (armed resistance) · cmn 起義 /起义 (armed resistance) · bn বিদ্রোহ (armed resistance) · de Aufruhr (armed resistance)