Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.

    Meuterei

    бунтbunt, мяте́жmjatéž, восста́ниеvosstánije

    бунтbunt, за́колотzákolot

    open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)

  2. (countable, uncountable)Violent commotion; tumult; strife.

Examples

12 sentences
  1. This is mutiny!

    Це заколот! — deniko

    deDas ist Meuterei! — brauchinet

  2. We've put down an attempted mutiny.

  3. The mutiny was nipped in the bud.

    ruМятеж был подавлен в зародыше. — marafon

  4. The president vowed to squash the mutiny.

  5. The captain was unable to understand the reasons for the mutiny.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
organized rebellion:
Русский
By meaning 1
organized rebellion:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
organized rebellion:

Origin

From Middle French mutiner.

From Middle French mutiner.

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Forms

plural: mutinies
Singularmutiny
Pluralmutinies

regular

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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