REBEL


Meaning of REBEL in English

■ noun 'rɛb(ə)l a person who ~s.

■ verb rɪ'bɛl ( ~s , ~ling , ~led ) rise in opposition or armed resistance to an established government or ruler.

↘resist authority, control, or convention.

↘show or feel resistance or repugnance.

Origin

ME (orig. referring to a fresh declaration of war by the defeated): from OFr. ~le (n.), ~ler (v.), from L. ~lis , based on bellum 'war'.

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