rebel

From Middle English rebel, rebell, 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”).

• enPR: rĕbʹəl, IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛbəl/

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rebel (plural rebels)

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

   A group of rebels defied the general's orders and split off from the main army.

   My little sister is such a rebel - coming home late, piercing her ears, and refusing to do any of her chores.

2. (US, historical) Synonym of Confederate: a citizen of the Confederate States of America, especially a Confederate soldier.

• rebellion
• rebellious

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

• (URP) enPR: rĭ-bĕlʹ, IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈbɛl/

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• Rhymes: -ɛl

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.

   to rebel against the system

   • 2014 April 17, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Thursday, Apr 17, 2014:

     "Tedd's feeling a bit rebellious." "I'm not rebelling! I'm self actualizing! By rebelling."

2. (intransitive, politics) To forcefully subvert the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.

• defy

• obey
• submit

Borrowed from Latin rebellis.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [rəˈβɛl]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [rəˈbɛl]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [reˈbɛl]

rebel m or f (masculine and feminine plural rebels)

1. rebellious
2. persistent, stubborn

• rebel·lia
• rebel·lió

rebel m or f by sense (plural rebels)

1. rebel

• rebel·lar-se

• “rebel”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Borrowed from German Rebell.

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɛbɛl]

rebel m anim (female equivalent rebelka)

1. rebel

   Synonym: povstalec m

   Je to věčný rebel. ― He is an eternal rebel.

• “rebel”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “rebel”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “rebel”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

From Middle Dutch rebel, 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”).

• IPA^(key): /rəˈbɛl/

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• Hyphenation: re‧bel
• Rhymes: -ɛl

rebel m (plural rebellen, diminutive rebelletje n)

1. rebel

   Synonym: opstandeling

rebel (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) rebellious

   Synonyms: opstandig, rebels

Borrowed from Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis.

• rabell, rebell, rebelle, reble, rebul, rebyll

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛbɛl/, /ˈrɛbəl/, /ˈrɛːbəl/

rebel (plural rebels or rebelx) (chiefly Late Middle English)

1. A sinner (as one who rebels against a deity)
2. A rebel (combatant against the extant government)
3. One who refuses to follow directives or regulations; a rulebreaker.
4. (rare) An uprising or revolt against one's authorities.
5. (rare) One's opponent; an enemy individual.

• English: rebel
• Scots: rebel

• “rebel, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 16 September 2018.
• “rebel, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 16 September 2018.

rebel

1. Treasonous, rebelling; leading an insurrection.
2. Sinful, iniquitous; defying the commands of a divine authority.
3. Disobedient, undutiful; refusing to follow directives or laws, or rules.
4. (rare) Refractory, set in one's ways or opinions.
5. (rare) Impatient, overly hurried or quick.

• “rebel, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 16 September 2018.

rebel

1. alternative form of rebellen

Borrowed from French rebelle, from Latin Rebelle.

rebel m or n (feminine singular rebelă, masculine plural rebeli, feminine and neuter plural rebele)

1. rebel, insurgent