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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

noun, as in organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising

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

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of rebellion

as a noun

plural
rebellions