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re·bel·lious

(rĭ-bĕl′yəs)
adj.
1. Prone to or participating in a rebellion: rebellious army officers. See Synonyms at insubordinate.
2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a rebel or rebellion: Rebellious activity has diminished in the province.
3. Characterized by or expressing resistance to or defiance of authority or convention: a rebellious teenager; a rebellious artistic movement.
4. Resistant to treatment or adjustment: "battled with characteristically rebellious plumbing" (Isabella Tree).
re·bel′lious·ly adv.
re·bel′lious·ness n.
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Adv. 1. rebelliously - in a rebellious manner; "he rejected her words rebelliously"
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Translations
بِصورةٍ مُتَمَرِّدَه، بِعِصْيان
odbojně
lázadozva
á uppreisnargjarnan hátt
isyan ederek

rebelliously

adv say → rebellisch, aufmüpfig ; act → rebellisch
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rebel

(ˈrebl) noun
1. a person who opposes or fights against people in authority, eg a government. The rebels killed many soldiers; (also adjective) rebel troops. rebel ثائِر، مُتَمَرِّد бунтовник rebelde povstalec(ký) der/die Rebell(in), Rebellen-... oprører; rebel επαναστάτης, αντάρτης rebelde vastuhakkaja شورشی kapinallinen rebelle מורד विद्रोही pobunjenik felkelő pemberontak uppreisnarmaður ribelle 反逆者 반역자 maištininkas, sukilėlis dumpinieks; nemiernieks; nemiernieku- pemberontak rebel opprører, rebell powstaniec, buntownik باغى كيدل، سركشى كول، ياغى، سركش، فرمان نه منونكى rebelde rebel мятежник povstalec; povstalecký upornik pobunjenik rebell คนขัดขืน asi, isyancı 造反者,反抗者 повстанець باغی kẻ nổi loạn 造反者
2. a person who does not accept the rules of normal behaviour etc. My son is a bit of a rebel. rebel مُتَمَرِّد، عاصٍ бунтар rebelde odbojník der/die Rebell(in) rebel επαναστάτης rebelde mässuline نافرمان kapinallinen rebelle מורד सामान्य व्यवहार को स्वीकार नहीं करने वाला buntovnik lázadó pembangkang uppreisnarmaður ribelle 反抗者 반항자 priešgyna dumpinieks berontak rebel opprører buntownik فرمان نه منونكى rebelde rebel бунтарь rebel upornik buntovnik rebell ผู้ก่อการกบฏ asi, isyankâr 叛逆的人 бунтар نافرمان người bướng bỉnh 叛逆者
(rəˈbel) verb – past tense, past participle reˈbelled –
to fight (against people in authority). The people rebelled against the dictator; Teenagers often rebel against their parents' way of life. rebelleer يَثور، يَتَمَرَّد على въставам rebelar-se bouřit se rebellieren gøre oprør επαναστατώ, εξεγείρομαι rebelarse vastu hakkama شورش کردن؛ سر کشی کردن kapinoida se rebeller contre לִמרוֹד विद्रोह करना buniti se, opirati se fellázad memberontak gera uppreisn ribellarsi 反抗する 반항하다 maištauti, sukilti sacelties; dumpoties memberontak rebelleren gjøre opprør, protestere buntować się باغى كيدل، سركشى كول rebelar-se a se răzvrăti (împotriva) бунтовать; протестовать búriť sa upirati se pobuniti se göra uppror ดื้อรั้น isyan etmek 反抗 повставати; протестувати مخالفت کرنا nổi loạn 反抗
rebellion (rəˈbeljən) noun
1. an open or armed fight against a government etc. rebellie ثَوْرَه، تَمَرُّد въстание rebelião povstání die Rebellion opstand επανάσταση rebelión mäss, ülestõus شورش kapina rébellion מרד बगावत ustanak, pobuna felkelés pemberontakan uppreisn ribellione 反乱 반란 maištas, sukilimas sacelšanās; dumpis melawan kerajaan opstand oppreisning, opprør rewolta, powstanie بغاوت، سركشى، انحراف، ياغيتوب، پسات rebelião rebeliune мятеж povstanie vstaja pobuna uppror การก่อกบฏ isyan, ayaklanma 武裝叛亂 повстання کسی حکومت کے خلاف منظم ، مسلح مزاحمت cuộc phiến loạn 武装叛乱
2. a refusal to obey orders or to accept rules etc. rebellie عِصْيان протест rebelião vzpoura die Rebellion oprør ανταρσία, απειθαρχία rebelión vastuhakk نافرمانی kapina révolte מְרִידָה विद्रोह odbijanje (fel)lázadás membangkang neita að hlÿða ribellione, rivolta 反抗 반항 priešinimasis, nepasitenkinimas dumpis; nemieri enggan mengikut peraturan rebellie opprør bunt فرمان نه منونكى rebelião revoltă неповиновение vzbura upor pobuna uppror การไม่ยอมรับกฏหมาย baş kaldırma, muhalefet 叛逆 бунт انحراف sự chống lại 反叛
rebellious (rəˈbeljəs) adjective
rebelling or likely to rebel. rebellious troops/children. rebels ثائِر، مُتَمَرِّد непокорен rebelde povstalecký; vzpurný rebellisch oprørsk επαναστατημένος, απείθαρχος rebelde mässuline شورشی؛ یاغی kapinoiva rebelle מרדן विद्रोही, उद्धत, अक्खड़, दुर्दमनीय, दुर्जेय buntovan, neposlušan lázadó suka melawan uppreisnargjarn ribelle 反抗的な 반항하는 maištingas, nepaklusnus dumpīgs; nemiernieku- suka memberontak opstandig opprørsk zbuntowany ياغى، سركش، پساتى rebelde rebel; ne­supus мятежный; непослушный povstalecký; vzdorovitý uporen pobunjenički upprorisk, rebellisk ซึ่งก่อการกบฏ isyankâr, asi 反叛的,叛逆的 бунтарський, заколотний باغی nổi loạn 反叛的,反抗的
reˈbelliously adverb
rebels بِصورةٍ مُتَمَرِّدَه، بِعِصْيان непокорно rebeldemente odbojně rebellisch oprørskt επαναστατημένα, απείθαρχα rebeldemente mässuliselt با شورش kapinallisesti en rebelle בְּמַרדנוּת विद्रोहपूर्वक buntovno, neposlušno lázadozva suka melawan á uppreisnargjarnan hátt in maniera ribelle さからって 반항적으로 maištingai dumpīgi berontak opstandig opprørsk buntowniczo په یاغی de modo rebelde (în mod) rebel мятежно; непокорно vzdorovito uporno pobunjenički upproriskt อย่างกบฏ isyan ederek 反叛地,叛逆的 недисципліновано باغیانہ طریقے سے nổi loạn 反叛地
reˈbelliousness noun
rebelsheid حالَة التَمَرُّد أو العِصْيان непокорство rebeldia buřičství, vzpurnost die Widerspenstigkeit oprørskhed; rebelskhed επαναστατικότητα espíritu de rebelión mässulisus تمرد؛ شورش kapinallisuus esprit de rébellion מרדנות विद्रोहशीलता buntovnost, neposluh lázadó szellem sikap suka melawan uppreisnargirni ribellismo 反抗 반항적임 maištingumas dumpīgums pemberontakan opstandigheid opprørskhet, obsternasighet buntowniczość ياغى rebeldia spirit de revoltă бунтарство; непослушание buričstvo uporništvo pobunjeništvo upproriskhet การกบฏ isyankârlık 反叛,叛逆 недисциплінованість بغاوت sự nổi loạn 反叛,反抗
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