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Definition of Rebel
1. Verb. Take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance. "They Rebel "
Generic synonyms: Dissent, Protest, Resist
Specialized synonyms: Revolt, Mutiny
Derivative terms: Rebellion, Rising
2. Noun. '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.
Language type: Colloquialism
Generic synonyms: Confederate Soldier
3. Verb. Break with established customs.
Generic synonyms: Dissent, Protest, Resist
Derivative terms: Rebellion, Renegade
4. Noun. A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions).
Specialized synonyms: Mutineer, Young Turk
Generic synonyms: Crusader, Meliorist, Reformer, Reformist, Social Reformer, Revolutionary, Revolutionist, Subversive, Subverter
Specialized synonyms: Nat Turner, Turner, Denmark Vesey, Vesey, Sir William Wallace, Wallace
Derivative terms: Insurrection
5. Noun. Someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action.
Definition of Rebel
1. a. Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; as, rebel troops.
2. n. One who rebels.
3. v. i. To renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See Rebellion.
Definition of Rebel
1. Noun. a Confederate soldier ¹
2. Noun. A person who resists an established authority, often violently. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To resist or become defiant toward an authority. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rebel
1. to oppose the established government of one's land [v -BELLED, -BELLING, -BELS]
Medical Definition of Rebel
1. 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." (Chaucer) "Ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the Lord." (Josh. Xxii. 16) 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?" (Dryden) Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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