rebellious

B2 Topic:Law & Government
US /ɹəˈbɛliəs/
adj Freq #15837

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Refusing to obey rules or those in authority.

    She was a rebellious teenager who broke every rule.

  2. 2
    adj

    Taking part in an armed fight against a government.

    The rebellious troops seized the capital city.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · refusing to obey rules or... defiantdisaffected
Opposites
Word family
Forms rebelliously

Etymology

From Middle English rebellious; equivalent to rebel + -ious.

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