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反逆 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • betray verb To be disloyal to someone who trusts you, especially by helping their enemies or breaking a promise.
  • insurgent adj Rising up in rebellion against authority.
  • 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.
  • treason noun The crime of betraying one's own country, especially by helping its enemies or attempting to overthrow its government.
  • turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.

Senses

反逆 is used for these senses in English:

  • betray (transitive) To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.
  • insurgent Rebellious, opposing authority.
  • rebel (intransitive) To resist or become defiant toward an authority.
  • rebellion (countable) Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebelling.
  • treason The crime of betraying one’s own country.
  • turn To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.

betray — full definition

  1. verb To be disloyal to someone who trusts you, especially by helping their enemies or breaking a promise.
  2. verb To reveal something unintentionally.

insurgent — full definition

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

Related Japanese words