Meanings
nounrebellion (countable and uncountable, plural rebellions)
plural rebellions
- uncountableArmed resistance to an established government or ruler.
The government is doing its best to stop rebellion in the country.
- countableAn organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.
The army general led a successful rebellion and became president of the country.
1 more example
District 7 notably detonated landmines and killed a large group of Peacekeepers while the 75th Hunger Games were going on, signaling to the Capitol the district was joining others in a rebellion against its repressive rule.
2023 November 30, Colin McCormick, Allison Gemmill, “Hunger Games Panem Map Guide: Every Location Explained”, in Screen Rant, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2025
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
antonym(s) of “defiance of authority or control”
Opposite
nounorganized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinrebelliō
- Old Frenchrebellion
- Middle Englishrebellioun
- Englishrebellion
From Middle English rebellioun, rebellion, from Old French rebellion, from Latin rebelliō. Equivalent for rebel + -ion.
More words from Middle English, Old French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀποστασία
- ἀποστασία (apostasía)armed resistance
Arabic ثَوْرَة, تَمَرُّد
- ثَوْرَة (ṯawra)armed resistance
- تَمَرُّد (tamarrud)armed resistance
- عِصْيَان (ʕiṣyān)armed resistance
- قِيَام (qiyām)armed resistance
Bengali বিদ্রোহ
- বিদ্রোহ (bidrōho)armed resistance
Bulgarian бунт, въста́ние
- бунт (bunt)armed resistance
- въста́ние (văstánie)armed resistance
- съпроти́ва (săprotíva)defiance
- недово́лство (nedovólstvo)defiance
Catalan rebel·lió, rebel·lió
- rebel·lióarmed resistance
- rebel·liódefiance
Chinese Cantonese 叛亂 /叛乱, 起義 /起义
- 叛亂 /叛乱 (bun⁶ lyun⁶)armed resistance
- 起義 /起义 (hei² ji⁶)armed resistance
- 暴動 /暴动armed resistance
Chinese Mandarin 叛亂 /叛乱, 起義 /起义
- 叛亂 /叛乱 (pànluàn)armed resistance
- 起義 /起义 (qǐyì)armed resistance
- 暴動 /暴动 (bàodòng)armed resistance
- 違抗 /违抗 (wéikàng)defiance
- 叛逆 (pànnì)defiance
- 逆反 (nìfǎn)defiance
Czech povstání, vzpoura
- povstáníarmed resistance
- vzpouraarmed resistance
- rebeliearmed resistance
- vzpouradefiance
- povstánídefiance
- rebeliedefiance
Danish oprør
- oprørarmed resistance
Dutch oproer, opstand
- oproerarmed resistance
- opstandarmed resistance
- rebelliearmed resistance
- verzetarmed resistance
Esperanto ribelo
- ribelodefiance
Estonian mäss, vastuhakk
- mässarmed resistance
- vastuhakkarmed resistance
Finnish kapina, (aseellinen) vastarinta
- kapinaarmed resistance
- (aseellinen) vastarintaarmed resistance
- vastarintadefiance
French rébellion
- rébellionarmed resistance
German Rebellion, Aufstand
- Rebellionarmed resistance
- Aufstandarmed resistance
- Aufruhrarmed resistance
- Rebelliondefiance
Greek επανάσταση, εξέγερση
- επανάσταση (epanástasi)armed resistance
- εξέγερση (exégersi)armed resistance
Hebrew מֶרֶד
- מֶרֶד (méred)armed resistance
Hindi विद्रोह, बग़ावत
- विद्रोह (vidroh)armed resistance
- बग़ावत (baġāvat)armed resistance
- शोरिश (śoriś)armed resistance
- इस्यान (isyān)armed resistance
- विद्रोह (vidroh)defiance
Hungarian lázadás, felkelés
- lázadásarmed resistance
- felkelésarmed resistance
- zendülésarmed resistance
- ellenszegülésdefiance
Icelandic uppreisn
- uppreisnarmed resistance
Indonesian pemberontakan
- pemberontakanarmed resistance
Italian ribellione, ribellione
- ribellionearmed resistance
- ribellionedefiance
Japanese 反乱, 謀叛
- 反乱 (hanran)armed resistance
- 謀叛 (muhon)armed resistance
- 蜂起 (hōki)armed resistance
- 暴動 (bōdō)armed resistance
- 反抗 (hankō)defiance
- 反逆 (hangyaku)defiance
- 反発 (hanpatsu)defiance
- 無視 (mushi)defiance
Korean 반란, 폭동
- 반란 (ballan)armed resistance
- 폭동 (pokdong)armed resistance
- 봉기 (bonggi)armed resistance
- 모반 (moban)armed resistance
- 반항 (banhang)defiance
Latin rebelliō, rebellium
- rebelliōarmed resistance
- rebelliumarmed resistance
Latvian sacelšanās
- sacelšanāsarmed resistance
Lithuanian sukilimas, maištas
- sukilimasarmed resistance
- maištasdefiance
Malay pemberontakan
- pemberontakanarmed resistance
Māori whananga
- whanangaarmed resistance
Norwegian Bokmål opprør
- opprørarmed resistance
Polish rebelia, rewolta
- rebeliaarmed resistance
- rewoltaarmed resistance
- buntarmed resistance
- powstaniearmed resistance
- buntdefiance
Portuguese rebelião, revolta
- rebeliãoarmed resistance
- revoltaarmed resistance
- insurreiçãoarmed resistance
- rebeliãodefiance
Romanian rebeliune, răscoală
- rebeliunearmed resistance
- răscoalăarmed resistance
Russian восста́ние, мяте́ж
- восста́ние (vosstánije)armed resistance
- мяте́ж (mjatéž)armed resistance
- бунт (bunt)armed resistance
- неповинове́ние (nepovinovénije)defiance
- мяте́ж (mjatéž)defiance
- бунт (bunt)defiance
Slovak povstanie, vzbura
- povstaniearmed resistance
- vzburaarmed resistance
Spanish rebelión, insurrección
- rebeliónarmed resistance
- insurrecciónarmed resistance
- rebelióndefiance
Swedish uppror, uppror
- upprorarmed resistance
- upprordefiance
- trotsdefiance
Tamil கிளர்ச்சி
- கிளர்ச்சி (kiḷarcci)armed resistance
Thai การกบฏ, จลาจล
- การกบฏ (gaan-gà-bòt)armed resistance
- จลาจล (jà-laa-jon)armed resistance
Turkish isyan, başkaldırma
- isyanarmed resistance
- başkaldırmaarmed resistance
- ihtilalarmed resistance
Ukrainian повста́ння, бунт
- повста́ння (povstánnja)armed resistance
- бунт (bunt)armed resistance
- за́колот (zákolot)armed resistance
- непоко́ра (nepokóra)defiance
- бунт (bunt)defiance
Urdu بَغاوَت, شورِش
- بَغاوَت (baġāvat)armed resistance
- شورِش (śoriś)armed resistance
- عِصْیان ('isyān)armed resistance
- وِدْروہْ (vidroh)armed resistance
Vietnamese khởi nghĩa, nổi dậy
- khởi nghĩaarmed resistance
- nổi dậyarmed resistance
Welsh gwrthryfel
- gwrthryfelarmed resistance
Yiddish אויפֿשטאַנד
- אויפֿשטאַנד (oyfshtand)armed resistance
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with rebellion
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APA
rebellion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebellion
MLA
“rebellion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebellion. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rebellion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebellion.
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