Rebellious Definition

rĭ-bĕlyəs
adjective
Resisting authority; engaged in rebellion.
Webster's New World
Of or like rebels or rebellion.
Webster's New World
Opposing any kind of control; defiant.
Webster's New World
Characterized by or expressing resistance to or defiance of authority or convention.
A rebellious teenager; a rebellious artistic movement.
American Heritage
Resistant to treatment or adjustment.
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Rebellious Sentence Examples

  • I shouldn't blame my rebellious moods on other people.

  • He punished the rebellious clergy severely, and ruled the church with an absolute hand till his departure from England in 1218.

  • Many other rebellious tribes were subjected.

  • The primate Edmund Rich held them responsible for the tragic fate of the rebellious Richard Marshal.

  • There were five boys in their band – two of them a rebellious age of fifteen.

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