rebellion
/ɹɪˈbɛl.i.ən/
rebellion noun: armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
Noun
rebellion (countable and uncountable, plural rebellions)
- Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
- The government is doing its best to stop rebellion in the country.
- 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.
- District 7 notably detonated landmines and killed a large group of Peacekeepers while the 75th Hunger Games were going on, signaling to the Capitol the district was joining others in a rebellion against its repressive rule.2023 November 30, Colin McCormick, Allison Gemmill, “Hunger Games Panem Map Guide: Every Location Explained”, in Screen Rant, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2025
rebellion meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
rebellion in Hindi
- armed resistance
- विद्रोह vidroh, बग़ावत baġāvat, शोरिश śoriś, इस्यान isyān
- defiance
- विद्रोह vidroh
rebellion in Tamil
- armed resistance
- கிளர்ச்சி kiḷarcci
rebellion in Marathi
- बंडखोरी, बंडाळी
rebellion in Urdu
- armed resistance
- بَغاوَت baġāvat, شورِش śoriś, عِصْیان 'isyān, وِدْروہْ vidroh
More languagesFewer languages
- rebellion in Bengali
- বিদ্রোহ bidrōho
- rebellion in Telugu
- తిరుగుబాటు
- rebellion in Malayalam
- വിപ്ലവം, ലഹള, ആജ്ഞാലംഘനം
- rebellion in Kannada
- ದಂಗೆ, ವಿದ್ರೋಹ, ಬಂಡಾಯ, ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ
- rebellion in Punjabi
- ਵਿਦਰੋਹ, ਬਗਾਵਤ
- rebellion in Gujarati
- બળવો, વિદ્રોહ
- rebellion in Odia
- ବିଦ୍ରୋହ, ବିଦ୍ରୋହର
- rebellion in Sanskrit
- विकृति vikṛti, राजद्रोह rājadroha, स्वामिद्रोह svāmidroha
- rebellion in Sinhala
- කැරැල්ල kærælla
- rebellion in Nepali
- विद्रोह, विद्रोह गरे
- rebellion in Pashto
- شورش šoreš, بغاوت bagāwat, عصيان 'osyān, قيام qeyām
- rebellion in Arabic
- ثَوْرَة ṯawra, تَمَرُّد tamarrud, عِصْيَان ʕiṣyān, قِيَام qiyām
- rebellion in Malay
- pemberontakan
- rebellion in Indonesian
- pemberontakan
- rebellion in Thai
- การกบฏ gaan-gà-bòt, จลาจล jà-laa-jon
- rebellion in Vietnamese
- khởi nghĩa, nổi dậy
- rebellion in Myanmar
- တော်လှန်ရေး tauhlanre:, အရေးတော်ပုံ a.re:taupum
Examples of rebellion in a sentence
- Rome used crucifixions as a deterrent, and standard for the 'vilest' crimes, such as slave rebellion.
- Many Roman citizens were proscribed for taking part in rebellions.
- There are whispers of rebellion all around.
Synonyms of rebellion
Antonyms
Forms of rebellion
| plural | rebellions |
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Origin of rebellion
From Middle English rebellioun, rebellion, from Old French rebellion, from Latin rebelliō. Equivalent for rebel + -ion.
Words formed from rebellion
- antirebellion
- anti-rebellion
- armed rebellion
- Boxer Rebellion
- Great Rebellion
- minirebellion
- mini-rebellion
- mini rebellion
- prerebellion
- pre-rebellion
- subrebellion
- sub-rebellion
- War of the Rebellion
Phrases with rebellion
Words that rhyme with rebellion
Questions about rebellion
- What does rebellion mean?
- Rebellion means armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
- What is rebellion in Hindi?
- Rebellion in Hindi is विद्रोह (vidroh), बग़ावत (baġāvat), शोरिश (śoriś). See Rebellion meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is rebellion?
- Rebellion is a noun.
- How do you pronounce rebellion?
- Rebellion is pronounced /ɹɪˈbɛl.i.ən/.
- What is the plural of rebellion?
- The plural of rebellion is rebellions.
Words near rebellion in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rebellion (page history and authors); rebellion (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rebellion (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rebellion (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rebellion (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rebellion (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rebellion (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rebellion (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rebellion (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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