rebellion
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- noun
- /rɪˈbɛljən/
- Perhaps the most important of the region's hopeful signs is the rebellion in Syria.
- suppress a rebellion
- set off a rebellion
- rebellion against rule
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Watch on YouTubeCarlotta was this woman slave who led the rebellion against the United Fruit Company.
- Carlotta was this woman slave who led the rebellion against the United Fruit Company.
- It is also, you know, bound up with rebellions against the state.
- But this rebellion was also suppressed by October for the time being.
- They are demonizing this workers rebellion.
- A series of events leads her to just being pissed off enough to help the rebellion.
- These would engrave themselves upon the popular imagination and not just preserve the movement, but hasten the rebellion.
- Would there be rebellion if Russia were winning?
- That is what you would see at the heart of this rebellion.
Examples
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He is completely unaware that the rebellion has started.
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Fidel has to be the Commander in Chief of the entire rebellion.
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News arrived in London of rebellion in Ireland.
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Would there be rebellion if Russia were winning?
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You have a rebellion on your hands, sir.
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Where better to try to stop a rebellion than at the side of its leader?
Fiction book (1992) -
This man leads a rebellion.
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When resentment against British rule breaks out in rebellion, America becomes independent.
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There's already talk of rebellion in the streets if the monarchy does not honor the universal rights of man.
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The citizens launched a rebellion against the oppressive government to fight for their rights.
Synonyms
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4.1
A sudden large change in a country's government or society, often when people rise against leaders
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5.5
Armed action by a group against an enemy or occupying force
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5.1
A group of people who rise up and use force to oppose the government
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A planned action by a group, often using weapons or secret actions, to take control from the government
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4.6
A violent attempt to remove a government or ruler
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7.9
An open rebellion by soldiers or sailors against their officers
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9.1
A planned violent attempt by a group to remove their government
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An organized attempt by a group to take power from those in charge, often using force
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An organized group fighting against the government, often using weapons
Antonyms
Compounds
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7.9
A large uprising by Indian soldiers and other people against British rule in 1857 and 1858
How Violent
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9.1
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102
5.1
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2.5
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word rebellion comes from Latin parts re- ('again') and bellum ('war'), so it originally meant 'taking up war again', which is why it now often means an organized, armed fight against a government.