rebelling
Variant of rebel
rebel (reb′əl; for v. ri bel′)
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
Etymology: ME < OFr rebelle < L rebellis, rebel, rebellious < rebellare: see rebelthe
adjective
- rebellious
- of rebels
intransitive verb rebel re·bel′, rebelled -·belled′, rebelling -·bel′·ling
- to be a rebel against the established government of one's country
- to resist any authority or controls to rebel against one's parents
- to feel or show strong aversion; be repelled his mind rebels at the thought
Etymology: ME rebellen < OFr rebeller < L rebellare < re-, again + bellare, to wage war < bellum, war: see duel
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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