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反抗 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • defiance noun Open, bold resistance to authority or opposition.
  • rebel noun A person who fights against or refuses to obey an established authority.
  • rebellion noun Organized, often violent resistance against a government or ruling power.
  • resist verb To try to stop or oppose something, or to refuse to give in to it.
  • resistance noun The act of opposing or fighting against something.
  • withstand verb To resist or hold up successfully against pressure, force, or attack.

Senses

反抗 is used for these senses in English:

  • defiance The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.
  • rebel (intransitive) To resist or become defiant toward an authority.
  • rebellion (countable) Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebelling.
  • resist (transitive) To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
  • resistance The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
  • withstand (transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully.

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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