/ri bel"yeuhn/ , n.
1. open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler.
2. resistance to or defiance of any authority, control, or tradition.
3. the act of rebelling.
[ 1300-50; ME rebellioun rebellion- (s. of rebellio ), equiv. to rebell ( are ) to REBEL + -ion- -ION ]
Syn. 1. mutiny, sedition. 2. insubordination, disobedience.