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kapinallinen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • insurgent adj Rising up in rebellion against authority.
  • maverick noun A person who thinks and acts independently, refusing to follow the usual rules or conventions of their group.
  • rebel noun A person who fights against or refuses to obey an established authority.
  • rebellious adj Defying or resisting authority; inclined to rebel.
  • renegade noun Someone who abandons a cause, group, or belief and often turns against it.

Senses

kapinallinen is used for these senses in English:

  • insurgent Rebellious, opposing authority.
  • insurgent One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency.
  • larrikin (by extension, Australia, slang) A high-spirited person who playfully rebels against authority and conventional norms; a maverick or scamp.
  • maverick (by extension) One who is unconventional or does not abide by rules. [from 1880s]
  • rebel A person who resists an established authority, often violently.
  • rebellious Showing rebellion.
  • 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.

maverick — full definition

  1. noun A person who thinks and acts independently, refusing to follow the usual rules or conventions of their group.
  2. adj Independent-minded and unwilling to conform.

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