rebellious

• Descreve alguém ou algo que resiste à autoridade, ao controle ou às normas estabelecidas.

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.

   Rebelde

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscontumaciousdefiantdisobedientinsubordinateinsurgentmutinousrecalcitrantrefractoryunruly

   Antônimoscompliantconformabledociledutifulobedientsubmissive

2. Discontented as toward authorityB2formal

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

   Insatisfeito com a autoridade

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdefiantdisobedientinsubordinateinsurgentmutinousrecalcitrantrefractorysubversiveungovernableunruly

   Antônimoscompliantconformingdocileobedientsubmissive

3. Participating in organized resistanceC1formal

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

   Rebelde

   • 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.

   Sinônimosinsurgentinsurrectionarymutinousrebelrevolutionary

   Antônimoscompliantconformistloyalobedientsubmissive