rebel

[RebĀ·el]

`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

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Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; as, rebel troops.

Noun
a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

Noun
someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

Noun
`johnny'' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `grayback'' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms

Verb
take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

Verb
break with established customs

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Adjective S.
used by northerners of Confederate soldiers; "the rebel yell"


v. i.
Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; as, rebel troops.

n.
One who rebels.

v. i.
To renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See Rebellion.

v. i.
To be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or insubordinate attitude; to revolt.


Rebel

Reb"el , a. [F. rebelle, fr. L. rebellis. See Rebel, v. t.] Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; as, rebel troops.
Whoso be rebel to my judgment.
Convict by flight, and rebel to all law.

Rebel

Reb"el, n. [F. rebelle.] One who rebels. Syn. -- Revolter; insurgent. -- Rebel, Insurgent. Insurgent marks an early, and rebel a more advanced, stage of opposition to government. The former rises up against his rulers, the latter makes war upon them.

Rebel

Re*bel" , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rebelled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Rebelling.] [F. rebeller, fr. L. rebellare to make war again; pref. re- again + bellare to make war, fr. bellum war. See Bellicose, and cf. Revel to carouse.] 1. To renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See Rebellion.
The murmur and the churl's rebelling.
Ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the Lord.
2. To be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or insubordinate attitude; to revolt.
Hoe could my hand rebel against my heart? How could you heart rebel against your reason?

Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; as, rebel troops.

One who rebels.

To renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See Rebellion.

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Usage Examples

If you haven't turned rebel by twenty you've got no heart if you haven't turned establishment by thirty you've got no brains!

I can't bear art that you can walk round and admire. A book should be either a bandit or a rebel or a man in the crowd.

I've reached a point in my life where it's the little things that matter... I was always a rebel and probably could have got much farther had I changed my attitude. But when you think about it, I got pretty far without changing attitudes. I'm happier with that.

I did rebel. I was the rebel in my family, because my dad wanted me to go and just travel with him.

Everybody always wants to rebel against their parents' music, but nobody listened to music louder than my dad.

He killed his enemies because he was afraid they would kill him. Amin ordered entire tribes to be put to death, because he feared they would rebel.

As reason is a rebel to faith, so passion is a rebel to reason.

How do you rebel in a family of rebels?

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I have a really, really, really normal family. And by normal I mean we're all nuts on some level. I think you've gotta be a little nuts to pursue any kind of creative job. I was also a really good kid. I know that sounds really dull, but I didn't rebel in the traditional sense.

Defy your own group. Rebel against yourself.

Basically I was a rebel growing up. I got kicked out of six schools. But I don't think that it makes you less of an intellect. You know, if you ever crave knowledge, there's always a library.

I was brought up by a single mom in a poor town in Arkansas and while some aspects of small-town life were really positive - like the fact that everyone there is really sweet and hospitable - there is also this close-minded mentality, and that naturally made me want to rebel.

Man is the unnatural animal, the rebel child of nature, and more and more does he turn himself against the harsh and fitful hand that reared him.

It is human nature to instinctively rebel at obscurity or ordinariness.

Master of the universe but not of myself, I am the only rebel against my absolute power.

I love Johnny Cash, and I respect Johnny Cash. He's the biggest. He's like an Elvis in this business, but no, he's never been the rebel.

Every genuine boy is a rebel and an anarch. If he were allowed to develop according to his own instincts, his own inclinations, society would undergo such a radical transformation as to make the adult revolutionary cower and cringe.

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