REBELLIOUS


Meaning of REBELLIOUS in English

[adjective]If a group of people is rebellious, they oppose the ideas of the people in authority and plan to change the system, often using force.The government has sent another 200 troops to the border region to control the rebellious population.If someone is rebellious, they are difficult to control and do not behave in the way they are expected to.Her teachers regard her as a rebellious, trouble-making girl.He believes that a certain amount of rebellious behaviour is normal among teenagers.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.