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re·bel

(rĭ-bĕl′)

intr.v. re·belled, re·bel·ling, re·bels

1. To refuse allegiance to and oppose by force an established government or ruling authority.

2. To resist or defy an authority or a generally accepted convention.

3. To feel or express strong unwillingness or repugnance: She rebelled at the unwelcome suggestion.

n. reb·el (rĕb′əl)

1. One who rebels or is in rebellion.

2. Rebel A Confederate soldier.

3. A person who resists or defies authority or convention: "In her own mind, Jan is ... a rebel, an iconoclast, a strange and estranged and angry freedom fighter" (Perri Klass).

[Middle English rebellen, from Old French rebeller, from Latin rebellāre : re-, re- + bellāre, to make war (from bellum, war). N., Middle English, rebellious, rebel, from Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis, from rebellāre.]

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rebel

vb, -bels, -belling or -belled

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to resist or rise up against a government or other authority, esp by force of arms

2. to dissent from an accepted moral code or convention of behaviour, dress, etc

3. to show repugnance (towards)

a. a person who rebels

b. (as modifier): a rebel soldier; a rebel leader.

5. a person who dissents from some accepted moral code or convention of behaviour, dress, etc

[C13: from Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis insurgent, from re- + bellum war]

ˈrebeldom n

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reb•el

(n., adj. ˈrɛb əl; v. rɪˈbɛl)

n., adj., v. -belled, -bel•ling. n.

1. a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against a government or ruler.

2. a person who resists any authority, control, or tradition.

3. (usu. cap.) a Confederate soldier: used chiefly by Northerners.

adj.

4. rebellious; defiant.

5. of or pertaining to rebels.

v.i.

6. to act as a rebel.

7. to show or feel utter repugnance.

re•bel

[1250–1300; < Old French rebelle < Latin rebellis renewing a war =re- re- + -bellis, adj. derivative of bellum war]

rebel

Past participle: rebelled
Gerund: rebelling

Imperative
rebel
rebel

Present
I rebel
you rebel
he/she/it rebels
we rebel
you rebel
they rebel

Preterite
I rebelled
you rebelled
he/she/it rebelled
we rebelled
you rebelled
they rebelled

Present Continuous
I am rebelling
you are rebelling
he/she/it is rebelling
we are rebelling
you are rebelling
they are rebelling

Present Perfect
I have rebelled
you have rebelled
he/she/it has rebelled
we have rebelled
you have rebelled
they have rebelled

Past Continuous
I was rebelling
you were rebelling
he/she/it was rebelling
we were rebelling
you were rebelling
they were rebelling

Past Perfect
I had rebelled
you had rebelled
he/she/it had rebelled
we had rebelled
you had rebelled
they had rebelled

Future
I will rebel
you will rebel
he/she/it will rebel
we will rebel
you will rebel
they will rebel

Future Perfect
I will have rebelled
you will have rebelled
he/she/it will have rebelled
we will have rebelled
you will have rebelled
they will have rebelled

Future Continuous
I will be rebelling
you will be rebelling
he/she/it will be rebelling
we will be rebelling
you will be rebelling
they will be rebelling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been rebelling
you have been rebelling
he/she/it has been rebelling
we have been rebelling
you have been rebelling
they have been rebelling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been rebelling
you will have been rebelling
he/she/it will have been rebelling
we will have been rebelling
you will have been rebelling
they will have been rebelling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been rebelling
you had been rebelling
he/she/it had been rebelling
we had been rebelling
you had been rebelling
they had been rebelling

Conditional
I would rebel
you would rebel
he/she/it would rebel
we would rebel
you would rebel
they would rebel

Past Conditional
I would have rebelled
you would have rebelled
he/she/it would have rebelled
we would have rebelled
you would have rebelled
they would have rebelled

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Noun	1.	Rebel - `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms greyback, Johnny, Johnny Reb, Reb colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech Confederate soldier - a soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
	2.	rebel - a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) freedom fighter, insurgent, insurrectionist mutineer - someone who is openly rebellious and refuses to obey authorities (especially seamen or soldiers) crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer - a disputant who advocates reform revolutionary, revolutionist, subversive, subverter - a radical supporter of political or social revolution Young Turk - a member of one or more of the insurgent groups in Turkey in the late 19th century who rebelled against the absolutism of Ottoman rule
	3.	rebel - someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action maverick recusant, nonconformist - someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
Verb	1.	rebel - take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance rise up, arise, rise dissent, protest, resist - express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country" revolt - make revolution; "The people revolted when bread prices tripled again" mutiny - engage in a mutiny against an authority
	2.	rebel - break with established customs renegade dissent, protest, resist - express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"

rebel

noun

1. revolutionary, resistance fighter, insurgent, secessionist, mutineer, insurrectionary, revolutionist fighting between rebels and government forces

2. nonconformist, dissident, maverick, dissenter, heretic, apostate, schismatic She had been a rebel at school.

verb

1. revolt, resist, rise up, mutiny, take to the streets, take up arms, man the barricades Poverty-stricken citizens could rise up and rebel.

2. defy, dissent, disobey, come out against, refuse to obey, dig your heels in (informal) The child who rebels against his parents is unlikely to be overlooked.

3. recoil, shrink, shy away, flinch, show repugnance His free spirit rebelled at this demand.

adjective

1. rebellious, revolutionary, insurgent, mutinous, insubordinate, insurrectionary Many soldiers in this rebel platoon joined as teenagers.

Quotations
"What is a rebel? A man who says no" [Albert Camus The Rebel]
"To be a rebel is not to be a revolutionary. It is more often but a way of spinning one's wheels deeper in the sand" [Kate Millett Sexual Politics]
"No one can go on being a rebel too long without turning into an autocrat" [Lawrence Durrell Balthazar]

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rebel

verb

To refuse allegiance to and oppose by force a government or ruling authority:

mutiny, revolt, rise (up).

noun

A person who rebels:

insurgent, insurrectionary, insurrectionist, mutineer, revolutionary, revolutionist.

Translations

ثائِر، مُتَمَرِّدمُتَمَرِّد، عاصٍيَثور، يَتَمَرَّد على

povstalecrebelbouřit seodbojník

gøre oprøroprørerrebel

Rebell Aufrührer rebellieren Rebellin

αντάρτης

rebelde rebelarse

kapinallinenkapinoida

rebelle rebeller rebeller contre

bunitipobunitipobunjenicapobunjenik

gera uppreisnuppreisnarmaîur

ribellarsi ribelle insorgere

反逆する反逆者

rebellare

maištautimaištingumassukilimassukilti

dumpinieksdumpotiesnemiernieksnemiernieku-sacelties

rebel

gjøre opprør protestere rebell

rebelde

бунтовщик повстанческий

upornikuporniškiupreti se

rebell

asiisyan etmekisyancıisyankâr

反抗叛逆者造反者

rebel

[ˈrebl]

A. N → rebelde mf
I was a bit of a rebel at school → era un poco rebelde en el colegio

B. [rɪˈbel] VI (= rise up) → rebelarse, sublevarse; (= refuse to conform) → rebelarse
to rebel against sth/sb → rebelarse contra algo/algn
at the sight of all that food, his stomach rebelled → su estómago se rebeló al ver tanta comida
I tried to get up but my legs rebelled → intenté levantarme pero mis piernas se negaron or no me respondieron las piernas

C. ADJ [forces, soldiers, factions] → rebelde

D. CPD rebel leader N → cabecilla mf

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rebel

[ˈrɛb^əl]

(against society, upbringing, one's parents) → rebelle mf

(MILITARY) (in uprising) (= insurgent) → rebelle mf

(POLITICS) → dissident(e) m/f

[rɪˈbɛl] vi

(gen) [child, teenager] → se rebeller, se révolter
to rebel against sb/sth [+ family, parents, upbringing, system, authority] → se rebeller contre qn/qch, se révolter contre qn/qch

(MILITARY) (= rise up) → se rebeller, se révolter
to rebel against sb/sth [+ dictatorship, occupying power] → se rebeller contre qn/qch, se révolter contre qn/qch

(POLITICS) → se rebeller, se révolter
to rebel against sb/sth [+ government, party line, bill] → se rebeller contre qn/qch, se révolter contre qn/qch

modif [ˈrɛb^əl] [forces, army, group] → rebelle; [attack] → mené(e) par les rebelles; [stronghold, camp, base] → de rebelles; [commander, leader] → des rebelles

rebel

n → Rebell(in) m(f), → Aufrührer(in) m(f); (by nature) → Rebell(in) m(f)

adj attr → rebellisch; forces, troops also → aufständisch

vi → rebellieren; (troops, forces also) → sich erheben

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rebel

[adj, n ˈrɛbl; vb rɪˈbɛl]

1. adj & n → ribelle (m/f)

2. vi to rebel (against sb/sth) → ribellarsi (a qn/contro qc)

rebel

(ˈrebl) noun

1. a person who opposes or fights against people in authority, eg a government. The rebels killed many soldiers; (also adjective) rebel troops.

2. a person who does not accept the rules of normal behaviour etc. My son is a bit of a rebel.

(rəˈbel) verb – past tense, past participle reˈbelled –

to fight (against people in authority). The people rebelled against the dictator; Teenagers often rebel against their parents' way of life.

rebellion (rəˈbeljən) noun

1. an open or armed fight against a government etc.

2. a refusal to obey orders or to accept rules etc.

rebellious (rəˈbeljəs) adjective

rebelling or likely to rebel. rebellious troops/children.

reˈbelliously adverb

reˈbelliousness noun

rebel

n. rebelde.

References in classic literature ?

He stepped as proudly in that hour of defeat as if he were going to receive the submission of the rebel general.

"Until the very last morning after Washington's troops had shown themselves on Nook's Hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George's army.

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I remember, in the beginning of Queen Elizabeth's time of England, an Irish rebel condemned, put up a petition to the deputy, that he might be hanged in a withe, and not in an halter; because it had been so used, with former rebels.

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Why, then, depend upon it; mind what I say--depend upon it, they are certainly some of the rebel ladies, who, they say, travel with the young Chevalier; and have taken a roundabout way to escape the duke's army."

If an she be a rebel, I suppose you intend to betray her up to the court.

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A rebel she was, but not of the kind he understood--a rebel who desired, not a wider dwelling-room, but equality beside the man she loved.

"Friends of Cecil's," he repeated, "'and so really dee-sire- rebel. Ahem!

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There are no rebel dogs on this side of the river.' There was the ring of truth in what he said, and I knew that if I raised my voice I was a dead man.

Either you are heart and soul with us on your oath on the cross of the Christians, or your body this night shall be thrown into the ditch and we shall pass over to our brothers in the rebel army.

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"Well, as you are so earnest that this rebel should not escape, madame, I promise you he shall not escape."

Monsieur Colbert, we have passed all our lives in making rebels, and yet you see plainly, that so far from being taken, we take others."

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He carried a bunch of keys swung round his neck by a golden chain; his hands were thrust carelessly into his pockets, and he seemed to have no idea at all that the City was threatened by rebels. Speaking pleasantly to the girls, he said: