English Dictionary
Definition of “rebellion”
rebellion (rɪˈbɛljən
)
Definitions
noun
- organized resistance or opposition to a government or other authority
- dissent from an accepted moral code or convention of behaviour, dress, etc
Word Origin
C14: via Old French from Latin rebelliō revolt (of those conquered); see rebel
Quotations
"A little rebellion now and then is a good thing"
Thomas Jefferson"Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God"
John Bradshaw
Usage examples
In lives mapped by timetables, routes and convention, the park was rebellion.
James Birrell, THE MAŃANA MAN (2002)A little bit of real rebellion would be preferable to this constant, but futile, permanent rebellion.
Spiked (2003)After the rebellion , she remembers, nobody was allowed to collect the bodies in the street.
Globe and Mail (2003)On Tuesday the British military reported a civilian rebellion in Basra.
Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2003)Cuba was then still a Spanish colony, but was being torn apart by a nationalist rebellion which America supported.
Gavin Weightman, SIGNOR MARCONI'S MAGIC BOX: The invention that sparked the radio revolution (2003)
