Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable)Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.

    The government is doing its best to stop rebellion in the country.

    Rebellion, Aufstand, Aufruhr

    восста́ниеvosstánije, мяте́жmjatéž, бунтbunt

    повста́нняpovstánnja, бунтbunt, за́колотzákolot

  2. (countable)Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebelling.

    Having a tattoo was Mathilda's personal rebellion against her parents.

    Rebellion

    неповинове́ниеnepovinovénije, мяте́жmjatéž, бунтbunt

    непоко́раnepokóra, бунтbunt

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

  3. (countable)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.

Examples

41 sentences
  1. The troops easily put down the rebellion.

    ruВойска легко подавили восстание.

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  2. The speaker tried to incite the people to rebellion.

    ruГоворящий пытался подстрекать людей к восстанию.

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  3. He put down the rebellion in India.

    ruОн подавил восстание в Индии.

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  4. The rebellion was soon put down.

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  5. The rebellion lasted about two months.

    ruВосстание длилось около двух месяцев.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
armed resistance:
defiance:
Русский
By meaning 2
armed resistance:
defiance:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
armed resistance:

Origin

From Middle English rebellioun, rebellion, from Old French rebellion, from Latin rebelliō.

From Middle English rebellioun, rebellion, from Old French rebellion, from Latin rebelliō. Equivalent for rebel + -ion.

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Forms

plural: rebellions
Singularrebellion
Pluralrebellions

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms
defiance of authority or control:obedienceB2submission

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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