English noun: rebellion | |||
1. | rebellion (act) refusal to accept some authority or code or convention | ||
Samples | Each generation must have its own rebellion. His body was in rebellion against fatigue. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | resistance | ||
2. | rebellion (act) organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | ||
Synonyms | insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising | ||
Broader (hypernym) | battle, conflict, struggle | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | insurgence, insurgency, intifada, intifadah, mutiny | ||
Instance hyponym | Great Revolt, Indian Mutiny, Peasant's Revolt, Sepoy Mutiny | ||