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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 | ||
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