Rebellion (Noun)
Meaning 1
Organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The rebellion against the monarchy had been brewing for years before it finally boiled over into violence.
- The student body staged a rebellion against the school administration's new uniform policy.
- The rebellion in the eastern provinces had been ongoing for decades, with various factions vying for control.
- The colonization of the island was met with fierce rebellion from the indigenous population.
- A palace rebellion had unseated the emperor and established a new ruling family in its place.
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Meaning 2
Refusal to accept some authority or code or convention; "each generation must have its own rebellion"; "his body was in rebellion against fatigue".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.