## Meanings
1. An organized, often armed, attempt to overthrow a government or ruler.
2. The act of refusing to accept authority, rules, or convention.

## Examples
- The rebellion was crushed by government troops within weeks.
- Dyeing her hair purple was a small act of rebellion against her strict parents.

## Synonyms
- uprising

## Antonyms
- obedience
- submission

## Derived Forms
- antirebellion
- minirebellion
- prerebellion
- subrebellion

## Related Forms
- rebel
- rebellious

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: rebellioun
- Root: rebellion
- Root: rebelliō

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

## AI Etymology
Rebellion comes from Middle English rebellioun, rebellion, from Old French rebellion, from Latin rebelliō. Equivalent for rebel + -ion. The historical chain includes rebellioun (Middle English), rebellion (Old French), and rebelliō (Latin). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as antirebellion, minirebellion, prerebellion, and subrebellion and related forms such as rebel and rebellious. In present use it covers an organized, often armed, attempt to overthrow a government or ruler and the act of refusing to accept authority, rules, or convention.

## Topics
- Law & Government
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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