REBELLIOUS


Meaning of REBELLIOUS in English

re ‧ bel ‧ lious /rɪˈbeljəs/ BrE AmE adjective

1 . deliberately not obeying people in authority or rules of behaviour:

rebellious teenagers

He’s always had a rebellious streak (=a tendency to rebel) .

2 . fighting against the government of your own country:

rebellious minorities

—rebelliously adverb

—rebelliousness noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.