rebel

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛb.əl/

The English word “rebel” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

A person who resists an established authority, often violently.
Synonym of Confederate: a citizen of the Confederate States of America, especially a Confederate soldier.

verb

To resist or become defiant toward an authority.
To forcefully subvert the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.

Etymology

From Middle English rebel, rebell, from Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis (“waging war again; insurgent”), from rebellō (“to wage war again, fight back”), from re- (“again, back”) + bellō (“to wage war”).

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