Rebellion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

refusal to accept some authority or code or convention

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻbˈɛliən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪbˈɛliən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪbˈɛliən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻbˈɛliən/.

Examples

each generation must have its own rebellion
his body was in rebellion against fatigue

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

revolt insurrection uprising rising

Parts of Speech

noun	refusal to accept some authority or code or convention “each generation must have its own rebellion”
noun	organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

Word Forms

rebellious	adjective	resisting control or authority
rebel	verb	break with established customs
insurrectional	adjective	of or relating to or given to insurrection
insurrectionary	adjective	of or relating to or given to insurrection
insurrectionist	noun	a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
revolt	verb	make revolution
rise	verb	take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

rébellion

refus d'accepter une autorité, un code ou une convention

🇪🇸Spanish

rebelión

Negativa a aceptar alguna autoridad, código o convención.

🇮🇹Italian

ribellione

rifiuto di accettare qualche autorità, codice o convenzione

🇳🇱Dutch

opstand

weigering om een autoriteit, code of conventie te aanvaarden

🇵🇹Portuguese

rebelião

recusa em aceitar alguma autoridade, código ou convenção

🇷🇺Russian

бунт

отказ принять какой-либо авторитет, кодекс или конвенцию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विद्रोह

किसी प्राधिकार या संहिता या सम्मेलन को स्वीकार करने से इंकार करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিদ্রোহ

কিছু কর্তৃত্ব বা কোড বা কনভেনশন গ্রহণ করতে অস্বীকার করা

🇮🇳Tamil

கிளர்ச்சி

சில அதிகாரம் அல்லது குறியீடு அல்லது மாநாட்டை ஏற்க மறுத்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరుగుబాటు

కొంత అధికారం లేదా కోడ్ లేదా సమావేశాన్ని అంగీకరించడానికి నిరాకరించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

बंडखोरी

काही अधिकार किंवा कोड किंवा अधिवेशन स्वीकारण्यास नकार

🇮🇳Gujarati

બળવો

અમુક સત્તા અથવા કોડ અથવા સંમેલન સ્વીકારવાનો ઇનકાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಂಗೆ

ಕೆಲವು ಅಧಿಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಕೋಡ್ ಅಥವಾ ಸಮಾವೇಶವನ್ನು ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಲು ನಿರಾಕರಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കലാപം

ചില അധികാരമോ കോഡോ കൺവെൻഷനോ സ്വീകരിക്കാൻ വിസമ്മതിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਗਾਵਤ

ਕੁਝ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਕੋਡ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਮੇਲਨ ਨੂੰ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਇਨਕਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

بغاوت

کچھ اتھارٹی یا ضابطہ یا کنونشن کو قبول کرنے سے انکار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

叛乱

拒绝接受某些权威、准则或惯例

🇯🇵Japanese

反乱

何らかの権威、規範、慣習を受け入れることを拒否する

🇰🇷Korean

반항

어떤 권위나 규약, 협약을 받아들이기를 거부함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nổi loạn

từ chối chấp nhận một số thẩm quyền hoặc quy tắc hoặc quy ước

🇹🇭Thai

กบฏ

ปฏิเสธที่จะยอมรับอำนาจหรือรหัสหรือแบบแผนบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemberontakan

penolakan untuk menerima otoritas atau kode atau konvensi tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

paghihimagsik

pagtanggi na tanggapin ang ilang awtoridad o kodigo o kumbensyon

🇲🇾Malay

pemberontakan

keengganan untuk menerima beberapa kuasa atau kod atau konvensyen

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تمرد

رفض قبول بعض السلطة أو القانون أو الاتفاقية

🇮🇷Persian

شورش

امتناع از پذیرش برخی اختیارات یا کدها یا قراردادها

🇹🇷Turkish

isyan

bazı otoriteleri, kuralları veya sözleşmeleri kabul etmeyi reddetmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מֶרֶד

סירוב לקבל סמכות או קוד או מוסכמה כלשהי

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