Mutiny (Noun)
Meaning
Open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers).
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The sailors were planning a mutiny against the ship's tyrannical captain.
- After weeks of miserable conditions, the soldiers were on the brink of a mutiny against their officers.
- A sudden cry of "Enough is enough!" echoed through the ranks as a full-blown mutiny began.
- Their bitter grievances led the conscripted sailors to contemplate mutiny.
- Heated dissensions boiled into mutiny, sending panic racing through the captain's headquarters.