rebellious

The definition of rebellious is a person who is resistant to authority or control.

(adjective)

An example of rebellious was Pancho Villa; a rebellious Mexican Revolutionary general.

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See rebellious in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. resisting authority; engaged in rebellion
  2. of or like rebels or rebellion
  3. opposing any kind of control; defiant
  4. difficult to treat or handle: a rebellious cowlick

Origin: ME rebellous

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See rebellious in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Prone to or participating in a rebellion: rebellious students.
  2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a rebel or rebellion: rebellious behavior.
  3. Resisting treatment or control; unruly. See Synonyms at insubordinate.

Related Forms:

  • re·belˈlious·ly adverb
  • re·belˈlious·ness noun

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