rebellious

• Beschreibt jemanden oder etwas, das sich gegen Autorität, Kontrolle oder gesellschaftliche Normen auflehnt oder widersetzt.

Describes someone or something that resists authority, control, or convention.

1. Resisting control or authorityB2formal

   Showing a tendency to resist or defy authority, control, or convention.

   Rebellisch

   • The rebellious teenager often argued with his parents.
   • Her rebellious attitude got her into trouble at school.
   • He had a rebellious streak that made him question every rule.

   Synonymecontumaciousdefiantdisobedientinsubordinateinsurgentmutinousrecalcitrantrefractoryunruly

   Antonymecompliantconformabledociledutifulobedientsubmissive

2. Discontented as toward authorityB2formal

   Feeling or expressing dissatisfaction with those in power or with established norms.

   Aufsässig gegenüber Autoritäten

   • The workers became rebellious after the pay cuts were announced.
   • A rebellious mood spread through the crowd during the protest.
   • His rebellious remarks were aimed at the government's policies.

   Synonymedefiantdisobedientinsubordinateinsurgentmutinousrecalcitrantrefractorysubversiveungovernableunruly

   Antonymecompliantconformingdocileobedientsubmissive

3. Participating in organized resistanceC1formal

   Actively taking part in organized opposition or uprising against a constituted government or authority.

   Rebellisch

   • The rebellious faction launched an attack on the capital.
   • Many citizens joined the rebellious movement to demand change.
   • The army was sent to suppress the rebellious forces in the region.

   Synonymeinsurgentinsurrectionarymutinousrebelrevolutionary

   Antonymecompliantconformistloyalobedientsubmissive