rebellion
Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
Example
“The government is doing its best to stop rebellion in the country.”
Other meanings
Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebelling.
“Having a tattoo was Mathilda's personal rebellion against her parents.”
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.”
Synonyms
- revolt
- rising
- uprising
Related words
- antirebellion
- Boxer Rebellion
- minirebellion
- prerebellion
- subrebellion
- armed rebellion
Word history
From Latin "rebelliō".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “rebellion” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.