Mutiny Definition

myo͝otn-ē
mutinied, mutinies, mutinying
noun
Revolt against and, often, forcible resistance to constituted authority; esp., rebellion of soldiers or sailors against their officers.
Webster's New World
Violent commotion; tumult; strife.
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verb
To participate in a mutiny; revolt against constituted authority.
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Other Word Forms of Mutiny

Noun

Singular:
mutiny
Plural:
mutinies

Origin of Mutiny

  • Obsolete mutine from Old French mutin rebellious from muete revolt from Vulgar Latin movita from Latin movēre to move move

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Mutiny Sentence Examples

  • In an instant the mutiny became a revolution.

  • A mutiny was the consequence.

  • He became military dictator in 1841, and governed by violence till he was driven into exile by mutiny in 1845.

  • The Strelitz were gradually drawn to the western frontier of Russia, and in 1698 they rose in mutiny for the last time.

  • This policy did not allay the discontent of the Macedonian army, and when Alexander in the summer of 324 moved to the cooler region of Media, an actual mutiny of the Macedonians broke out on the way at Opis on the Tigris.

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MMUMUT

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