rebel

See also: Rebel

English

Etymology 1

From Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis (“waging war again; insurgent”), from rebellō (“I wage war again, fight back”), from re- (“again, back”) + bellō (“I wage war”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: rĕbʹəl, IPA(key): /ˈɹɛbəl/
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Noun

rebel (plural rebels)

  1. A person who resists an established authority, often violently.
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Etymology 2

From Old French rebeller, from Latin rebellō (“I wage war again, fight back”), from re- (“again, back”) + bellō (“I wage war”). Doublet of revel.

Pronunciation

  • (URP) enPR: rĭ-bĕlʹ, IPA(key): /ɹɪˈbɛl/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb

rebel (third-person singular simple present rebels, present participle rebelling, simple past and past participle rebelled)

  1. (intransitive) To resist or become defiant toward an authority.
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Catalan

Noun

rebel m (plural rebels)

  1. rebel

Czech

Noun

rebel m

  1. rebel

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Dutch

Etymology

From Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis (“waging war again; insurgent”), from rebellō (“I wage war again, fight back”), from re- (“again, back”) + bellō (“I wage war”).

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: re‧bel

Noun

rebel m (plural rebellen, diminutive rebelletje n)

  1. rebel

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