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Rebellion — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • insurrection noun A violent uprising by part of a population against its government.
  • rebellion noun Organized, often violent resistance against a government or ruling power.

Senses

Rebellion is used for these senses in English:

  • insurrection (uncountable) The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature.
  • rebellion (uncountable) Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
  • rebellion (countable) Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebelling.

rebellion — full definition

  1. noun Organized, often violent resistance against a government or ruling power.
  2. noun Open defiance of authority or control, in a broader or more personal sense.

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