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How to pronounce rebellious in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms disaffected, ill-affected, malcontent
Derivation rebelliousness, rebellion
Type Words
Derivation rebellion, rebelliousness
Type Words
Derivation rebellion, rebelliousness


temperamentally rebellious.
a rebellious crew.

Examples of rebellious

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As the minister's rebellious daughter, newcomer Julianne Hough is a major asset.
From the sfgate.com
So I got rebellious and embarked on a 20-year course of radical self-acceptance.
From the timesunion.com
Although rebellious when young, you appreciate the status quo the older you get.
From the suntimes.com
Would enduring strains of intolerance lose their power or gain rebellious steam?
From the washingtonpost.com
A pineapple tycoon's rebellious son turns island tour guide with his girlfriend.
From the post-gazette.com
Lovers might suddenly encounter rebellious attitudes or a need for more freedom.
From the suntimes.com
Their founders also tend to be rebellious types who enjoy challenging authority.
From the economist.com
I was just using fashion as a way to express my resistance and to be rebellious.
From the runway.blogs.nytimes.com
She was being rebellious about the place she had mysteriously been dropped into.
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More examples
  • Resisting control or authority; "temperamentally rebellious"; "a rebellious crew"
  • Disaffected: discontented as toward authority
  • Participating in organized resistance to a constituted government; "the rebelling confederacy"
  • (rebelliousness) defiance: intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
  • (rebelliousness) insubordination: an insubordinate act
  • (rebellion) refusal to accept some authority or code or convention; "each generation must have its own rebellion"; "his body was in rebellion against fatigue"
  • 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 (2002)) 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 (2009 film)) Rebellion is an 2009 Hong Kong action/crime/thriller film directed by Herman Yau.