rebel — meaning in English

English meaning

• insurgent adj Rising up in rebellion against authority.
• rebel noun A person who fights against or refuses to obey an established authority.
• renegade noun Someone who abandons a cause, group, or belief and often turns against it.

Senses

rebel is used for these senses in English:

• insurgent One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency.
• rebel A person who resists an established authority, often violently.
• renegade An outlaw or rebel.

insurgent — full definition

1. adj Rising up in rebellion against authority.
2. noun A person taking part in an armed rebellion against a government.

rebel — full definition

1. noun A person who fights against or refuses to obey an established authority.
2. verb To resist or refuse to obey authority, rules, or convention.

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