rebel

Pronunciation

Noun

• enPR: rĕbʹəl, IPA ^(key): /ˈrɛbəl/

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Verb

• enPR: rĭ-bĕlʹ, IPA ^(key): /rɪˈbɛl/

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Noun

Singular rebel

Plural rebels

1. (countable) A rebel is somebody who fights against power, especially against your own government.

   There are six or more armed rebel groups fighting government forces in and around those forests.

   When he was young, he was a bit of a rebel, and was always getting in trouble at school.

Verb

Plain form rebel

Third-person singular rebels

Past tense rebelled

Past participle rebelled

Present participle rebelling

1. (intransitive) If you rebel against something that has power over you, you fight against it.

   Teachers need to balance many things so their students don't rebel against them.

Related words

• rebellion
• rebellious