|
|
Definition of Rebelliousness
1. Noun. Intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude.
Generic synonyms: Intractability, Intractableness
Specialized synonyms: Insubordination, Obstreperousness
Derivative terms: Defiant, Rebellious
2. Noun. An insubordinate act.
Generic synonyms: Resistance
Specialized synonyms: Contumacy, Disobedience, Noncompliance
Derivative terms: Rebellious, Rebellious
Definition of Rebelliousness
1. Noun. The state of being rebellious. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rebelliousness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rebelliousness
Literary usage of Rebelliousness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People: A Report of the Surgeon General by M. Joycelyn Elders (1997)
"Risk Taking, rebelliousness, and Deviant Behaviors Risk taking, rebelliousness,
and deviant behaviors are generally those behaviors that are considered ..."
2. Memoirs of a Contemporary: Being Reminiscences by Ida Saint-Elme (1902)
"... GRAND DUCHESS OP TUSCANY—IDA'S APPOINTMENT TO HER COURT — rebelliousness OP
THE TUSCANS AGAINST FRENCH AUTHORITY — A SOLDIER-SULTAN—THE AU- ..."
3. The Note-books of Samuel Butler by Samuel Butler (1917)
"XXI rebelliousness God and Life WE regard these as two distinct things and say
that the first made the second, much as, till lately, we regarded memory and ..."
4. The Note-books of Samuel Butler by Samuel Butler, Francis Hackett, Henry Festing Jones (1917)
"XXI rebelliousness God and Life WE regard these as two distinct things and say
that the first made the second, much as, till lately, we regarded memory and ..."
5. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions, and Discoveries: Interspersed with by William Godwin (1831)
"... V. OF THE rebelliousness OF MAN. THERE is a particular characteristic in the
nature of the human mind, which is somewhat difficult to be explained. ..."
Other Resources:
