rebel


Definition: Meaning of, rebel in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈrɛbl /

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rebel rebels
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  1. someone who opposes or fights against people in authority
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  2. someone who refuses to do things in the normal way, or in the way that other people want them to
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rebel rebelled rebelled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
rebelling rebels
[intransitive]
  1. to oppose or fight against someone in authority or against an idea or situation which you do not agree with
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  2. written if your stomach, legs, mind etc rebel, you cannot do or believe something you think you should
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Rebel


Definition: Meaning of, Rebel in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈrɛbl /

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  1. 'Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; 'greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
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Rebel used in phrases

  • Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces (noun)
    1. a violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impoverished youths
  • Rebel Without a Cause
    1. (1955) a US film in which James DEAN appeared as a TEENAGER from a MIDDLE CLASS family who gets into trouble with the police. As a result of this performance DEAN became the most typical example of a young REBEL (= someone who refuses to behave in the way that society expects) .
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