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   rebellious

   /rɪˈbɛljəs/

   adjective

   • 1. showing a desire to resist authority, control, or convention: "I became very rebellious and opted out" Similar defiantdisobedientinsubordinateunrulyungovernableunmanageableuncontrollableturbulentmutinouswaywardobstreperousrecalcitrantrefractoryintractableresistantdissentientdisaffectedmalcontentnonconformistinformal:bolshiearchaic:contumaciousOpposite conformistcompliant
   • ▪ engaged in opposition or armed resistance to an established government or leader: "the rebellious republics" Similar rebelinsurgentmutinousdisorderlylawlessout of controlmutinyingrebellingriotingriotousrevolutionaryseditioussubversivebreakawaytraitorousrenegaderare:insurrectionaryinsurrectionistOpposite obedientlaw-abiding
   • ▪ (of a thing) not easily controlled or kept in place: "he smoothed back a rebellious lock of hair"

   Derivatives

   • 1. rebelliously adverb
   • 2. rebelliousness noun

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   The meaning of REBELLIOUS is given to or engaged in rebellion. How to use rebellious in a sentence.

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   REBELLIOUS definition: 1. If a group of people are rebellious, they oppose the ideas of the people in authority and plan…. Learn more.

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   Rebellious definition: defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.. See examples of REBELLIOUS used in a sentence.

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   Add to word list. having strong feelings of disagreement with people in authority, an organization, or a government, esp. showing such feelings through force: A peace agreement was signed yesterday between the republic and its rebellious region. He was a rebellious young man.

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   A rebellious person likes to challenge authority and break the rules every now and then. A really rebellious group tries to overthrow the government. Being rebellious is part of the American character.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREBELLIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you think someone behaves in an unacceptable way and does not do what they are told, you can say they are rebellious. ...a rebellious teenager. He grew older and more rebellious. Synonyms: defiant, difficult, resistant, intractable More Synonyms of rebellious. rebelliousness uncountable noun.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrebellious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Rebellious MPs are threatening to vote against the government. Definition of rebellious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. Prone to or participating in a rebellion: rebellious army officers. See Synonyms at insubordinate. 2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a rebel or rebellion: Rebellious activity has diminished in the province. 3.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishREBELLIOUS | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    REBELLIOUS definition: refusing to obey rules because you do not like authority: . Learn more.

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    1. If you think someone behaves in an unacceptable way and does not do what they are told, you can say they are rebellious. [...] 2. A rebellious group of people is a group involved in taking violent action against the rulers of their own country, usually in order to change the system of government there. [...] More. Synonyms of 'rebellious'