Rebellious definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Definition of 'rebellious' ; showing a tendency towards rebellion ; resisting authority; engaged in rebellion. 2. of or like rebels or rebellion. 3. opposing any ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'rebellious'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× rebellious (rɪbeliəs ) 1. adjective Ifyouthinksomeonebehavesinanunacceptablewayanddoesnotdowhattheyaretold,youcansaytheyarerebellious. ...arebelliousteenager. Hegrewolderandmorerebellious. Synonyms:defiant,difficult,resistant,intractable MoreSynonymsofrebellious rebelliousness uncountablenoun...thenormalrebelliousnessofyouth.[+of] 2. adjective[ADJECTIVEnoun] Arebelliousgroupofpeopleisagroupinvolvedintakingviolentactionagainsttherulersoftheirowncountry,usuallyinordertochangethesystemofgovernmentthere. Theprimeministerwillfaceevengreaterresistancefromrebelliousbackbenchers. MoreSynonymsofrebellious COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof rebellious Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'rebellious' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'rebellious' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Beatles' HindiTranslationof'rebellious' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency rebelliousinBritishEnglish (rɪˈbɛljəs ) adjective1. showingatendencytowardsrebellion 2. (ofaproblem,etc)difficulttoovercome;refractory CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsrebelliously(reˈbelliously)adverb rebelliousness(reˈbelliousness)noun WordFrequency rebelliousinAmericanEnglish (rɪˈbɛljəs ) adjective1.  resistingauthority;engagedinrebellion 2.  oforlikerebelsorrebellion 3.  opposinganykindofcontrol;defiant 4.  difficulttotreatorhandle arebelliouscowlick Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsrebelliously(reˈbelliously) adverb rebelliousness(reˈbelliousness) noun WordoriginMErebellous WordFrequency rebelliousinAmericanEnglish (rɪˈbeljəs) adjective1. defyingorresistingsomeestablishedauthority,government,ortradition;insubordinate;inclinedtorebel 2. pertainingtoorcharacteristicofrebelsorrebellion 3. (ofthings) resistingtreatment;refractory SYNONYMS1.defiant,insurgent,mutinous,seditious,rebel,refractory,disobedient,contumacious.Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsrebelliouslyadverb rebelliousnessnoun Wordorigin[1400–50;lateME‹MLrebelliōsus,equiv.toLrebelli(ō)rebellion+-ōsus-ous] Examplesof'rebellious'inasentence rebellious TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Itwasasignofrebelliousattitude.TheGuardian(2015)Theredlipjustgotrebellious.TheGuardian(2018)Wearenotnormallyarebelliousgroup.TheGuardian(2019)Theynowconsidermerogueandrebellious.TheGuardian(2019)Hewokeupmyrebelliouscharacter.TheGuardian(2021)Whatiscausingthisnewrebelliousstreak?TheSun(2009)Thismaybeasrebelliousasthisyoungerbrotherwillget.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Whocouldsaythatyouthwasrebellious.LenDeightonBomberTherebelliousyouthhasbecomeagrandoldestablishmentfigure.Times,SundayTimes(2007)Iwasyoungandrebelliousanditseemedlikeafineideaatthetime.Times,SundayTimes(2008) COBUILDCollocations rebellious  rebelliousnature rebelliousspirit rebelliousyouth Trendsof rebellious Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages rebellious BritishEnglish:rebellious /rɪˈbɛljəs/ADJECTIVEArebelliouspersonbehavesinanunacceptablewayanddoesnotdowhattheyaretold....arebelliousteenager.AmericanEnglish:rebellious /rɪˈbɛlyəs/Arabic:مُتَمَرِّد BrazilianPortuguese:rebelde Chinese:反叛的 Croatian:buntovan Czech:vzpurný Danish:oprørsk Dutch:opstandig EuropeanSpanish:rebelde Finnish:kapinallinen French:rebelle German:rebellisch Greek:επαναστατικός Italian:ribelle Japanese:謀反の Korean:반항적인 Norwegian:opprørsk Polish:buntowniczy EuropeanPortuguese:rebelde Romanian:rebelRussian:мятежный LatinAmericanSpanish:rebelde Swedish:upprorisk Thai:ซึ่งแข็งข้อ,ซึ่งประพฤติอย่างขบถTurkish:isyankar Ukrainian:бунтарськийVietnamese:nổiloạn Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically rebellious rebeller rebelling rebellion rebellious rebelliousnature rebelliousspirit rebelliousstreak AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'R' Relatedtermsof rebellious rebelliousnature rebelliousspirit rebelliousstreak rebelliousyouth Source DefinitionofrebelliousfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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