Rebel Definition

rĭ-bĕl

rebelled, rebelling, rebels

verb

rebelled, rebelling

To be a rebel against the established government of one's country.

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To resist authority or convention.

To rebel against one's parents.

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To feel or show strong aversion; be repelled.

His mind rebels at the thought.

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noun

rebels

One who engages in armed resistance against the established government of one's country.

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A person who resists authority or convention.

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A Confederate soldier in the Civil War.

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adjective

Rebellious.

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Of rebels.

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Other Word Forms of Rebel

Singular:

rebel

Plural:

Middle English rebellen from Old French rebeller from Latin rebellāre re- re- bellāre to make war (from bellum war) N., Middle English rebellious, rebel from Old French rebelle from Latin rebellis from rebellāre

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis (“waging war again; insurgent"), from rebellō (“I wage war again, fight back"), from re- (“again, back") + bellō (“I wage war").

From Wiktionary
From Old French rebeller, from Latin rebellō (“I wage war again, fight back"), from re- (“again, back") + bellō (“I wage war").

From Wiktionary