rebel

rebel
reb|el1 [ˈrebəl] n
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: rebel 'rebellious' (13-21 centuries), from Old French rebelle, from Latin, from bellum 'war']
1.) someone who opposes or fights against people in authority
▪ Anti-government rebels attacked the town.
rebel forces/soldiers
▪ the rebel leader
2.) someone who refuses to do things in the normal way, or in the way that other people want them to
▪ Alex has always been a bit of a rebel.
rebel 2
re|bel2 [rıˈbel] v past tense and past participle rebelled present participle rebelling
1.) to oppose or fight against someone in authority or against an idea or situation which you do not agree with
rebel against
▪ teenage boys rebelling against their parents
2.) [i]written if your stomach, legs, mind etc rebel, you cannot do or believe something you think you should
▪ He knew he ought to eat, but his stomach rebelled.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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