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rebellious

/rɪˈbel.i.əs/

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adjective

/rɪˈbel.i.əs/B2formal
  • ruОписывает кого-то или что-то, что сопротивляется власти, контролю или общепринятым нормам.

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.

    ruМятежный

    • 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.

    Synonymscontumaciousdefiantdisobedientinsubordinateinsurgentmutinousrecalcitrantrefractoryunruly

    Antonymscompliantconformabledociledutifulobedientsubmissive

  2. Discontented as toward authorityB2formal

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

    ruНедовольный властью

    • 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.

    Synonymsdefiantdisobedientinsubordinateinsurgentmutinousrecalcitrantrefractorysubversiveungovernableunruly

    Antonymscompliantconformingdocileobedientsubmissive

  3. Participating in organized resistanceC1formal

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

    ruМятежный

    • 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.

    Synonymsinsurgentinsurrectionarymutinousrebelrevolutionary

    Antonymscompliantconformistloyalobedientsubmissive

Forms
  • more rebellious comparative form
  • most rebellious superlative form
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