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rebellion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising |
| Type of | battle, conflict, struggle |
| Has types | mutiny, insurgence, insurgency, intifada, intifadah |
| Derivation | rebel, rebellious |
rebellion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | resistance |
| Derivation | rebel, rebellious |
each generation must have its own rebellion.
his body was in rebellion against fatigue.
Examples of rebellion
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In 2000, there was some rebellion on the island against illegal foreign workers.
From the sacbee.com
Gaddafi is believed to have financed the Tuareg rebellion in the north of Niger.
From the independent.co.uk
Surely no set designer could have arranged such an image of rebellion in action.
From the brimbankweekly.com.au
The Chechen rebellion began in the 1990s as largely ethnic nationalist movement.
From the bbc.co.uk
The spirit of rebellion reached its height on Nov. 9, when the Berlin Wall fell.
From the online.wsj.com
He also said that the suffering his rebellion has helped to create is necessary.
From the washingtonpost.com
He detested his strict upbringing, and acting became an early form of rebellion.
From the washingtonpost.com
The singers discover fresh rebellion in sounds that have disappeared like vinyl.
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The Maoists ended their decade-old rebellion in 2006 and joined a peace process.
From the bostonherald.com
- Refusal to accept some authority or code or convention; "each generation must have its own rebellion"; "his body was in rebellion against fatigue"
- Organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
- (rebellious) resisting control or authority; "temperamentally rebellious"; "a rebellious crew"
- (rebellious) disaffected: discontented as toward authority
- (rebellious) participating in organized resistance to a constituted government; "the rebelling confederacy"
- Rebellion is a refusal of obedience or order. It may, therefore, be seen as encompassing a range of behaviors from civil disobedience and mass nonviolent resistance, to violent and organized attempts to destroy an established authority such as a government. ...
- Rebellion was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) that was exclusively for the United Kingdom on Sky Box Office. In 2002, the pay-per-view was a SmackDown! exclusive show. ...
- Rebellion is an 2009 Hong Kong action/crime/thriller film directed by Herman Yau.
- Rebellion is an EP by Swiss heavy metal band, Samael.
