rebel

To rebel is to go against authority.

(verb)

The definition of a rebel is a person who stands up to or defies authority.

(noun)

See rebel in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

one who engages in armed resistance against the established government of one's country
a person who resists any authority or controls
☆ a Confederate soldier in the Civil War: term used chiefly by Northerners

Origin: ME < OFr rebelle < L rebellis, rebel, rebellious < rebellare: see rebelthe

adjective

Origin: ME rebellen < OFr rebeller < L rebellare < re-, again + bellare, to wage war < bellum, war: see duel

See rebel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb re·belled, re·bel·ling, re·bels

To refuse allegiance to and oppose by force an established government or ruling authority.
To resist or defy an authority or a generally accepted convention.
To feel or express strong unwillingness or repugnance: She rebelled at the unwelcome suggestion.

noun reb·el (rĕbˈəl)

One who rebels or is in rebellion: “He is the perfect recruit for fascist movements: a rebel not a revolutionary, contemptuous yet envious of the rich and involved with them” (Stanley Hoffman).
Rebel A Confederate soldier.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English rebellen

Origin: , from Old French rebeller

Origin: , from Latin rebellāre

Origin: : re-, re-

Origin: + bellāre, to make war (from bellum, war)

Origin: . N., Middle English, rebellious, rebel

Origin: , from Old French rebelle

Origin: , from Latin rebellis

Origin: , from rebellāre

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