Renegade — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw

a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛnəɡˌeɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛnəɡˌeɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛnəɡˌeɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛnəɡˌeɪd/.

Examples

some provinces had proved recreant
renegade supporters of the usurper

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ratter deserter rebel turncoat apostate recreant

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
noun	a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
verb	break with established customs
adjective	having deserted a cause or principle “some provinces had proved recreant”

Word Forms

renegade	adjective	having deserted a cause or principle
renegade	verb	break with established customs
desert	verb	desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
apostate	adjective	not faithful to religion or party or cause
apostatize	verb	abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
apostatise	verb	abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
recreant	adjective	having deserted a cause or principle
rat	verb	give away information about somebody
rebel	noun	someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
rebellion	noun	refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
renegade	noun	someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
recreant	noun	a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abtrünnig

jemand, der rebelliert und zum Gesetzlosen wird

🇫🇷French

renégat

quelqu'un qui se rebelle et devient un hors-la-loi

🇪🇸Spanish

renegado

alguien que se rebela y se convierte en un forajido

🇮🇹Italian

rinnegato

qualcuno che si ribella e diventa un fuorilegge

🇳🇱Dutch

overloper

iemand die in opstand komt en een outlaw wordt

🇵🇹Portuguese

renegado

alguém que se rebela e se torna um fora da lei

🇷🇺Russian

ренегат

тот, кто восстает и становится преступником

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पाखण्डी

कोई व्यक्ति जो विद्रोह करता है और डाकू बन जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ধর্মত্যাগী

যে কেউ বিদ্রোহ করে এবং একজন অবৈধ হয়ে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

துரோகி

கிளர்ச்சி செய்து சட்டவிரோதமாக மாறிய ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరుగుబాటుదారుడు

తిరుగుబాటు చేసి చట్టవిరుద్ధంగా మారిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

धर्मत्यागी

कोणीतरी जो बंड करतो आणि अवैध बनतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ત્યાગ

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે બળવો કરે છે અને ગેરકાયદેસર બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದ್ರೋಹಿ

ಯಾರೋ ಬಂಡಾಯವೆದ್ದು ಕಾನೂನುಬಾಹಿರರಾಗುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിമതൻ

മത്സരിക്കുകയും നിയമവിരുദ്ധനാകുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਿਆਗ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਬਗਾਵਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਗੈਰਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਬਣ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بغاوت

کوئی جو بغاوت کرتا ہے اور غیر قانونی بن جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

叛徒

叛逆并成为亡命之徒的人

🇯🇵Japanese

反逆者

反逆して無法者になる人

🇰🇷Korean

배신자

반항하여 무법자가 된 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ phản bội

một người nổi loạn và trở thành một kẻ ngoài vòng pháp luật

🇹🇭Thai

คนทรยศ

คนที่กบฏและกลายเป็นคนนอกกฎหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemberontak

seseorang yang memberontak dan menjadi penjahat

🇵🇭Filipino

taksil

isang taong nagrerebelde at naging isang bawal

🇲🇾Malay

pembelot

seseorang yang memberontak dan menjadi penjahat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المنشق

شخص يتمرد ويصبح خارجاً عن القانون

🇮🇷Persian

مرتد

کسی که شورش می کند و قانون شکن می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

dönek

isyan eden ve kanun kaçağı haline gelen biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָרִיק

מישהו שמורד והופך לפורע חוק

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The primary meaning of 'renegade' is 'someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw'.

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