mu ‧ ti ‧ ny /ˈmjuːtəni, ˈmjuːtɪni $ -tn-i/ BrE AmE noun ( plural mutinies ) [uncountable and countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: mutine 'to refuse to obey' (16-17 centuries) , from French mutiner , from meute 'refusal to obey' , from Latin movere 'to move' ]
when soldiers, ↑ sailor s etc refuse to obey the person who is in charge of them, and try to take control for themselves
mutiny against
He led a mutiny against the captain.
—mutiny verb [intransitive] :
The soldiers had mutinied over the non-payment of wages.